Resource That Benefit a Specific Language Skill: Listening

“The 200 Word Project is a visual and audio tool comprised of a database of specialized words with pictures and video clips that allow students to hear native speakers pronounce each word. Words were identified based on their applicability to professional fields such as business, medicine, and human rights as well as their ability to facilitate informal conversation and cultural integration.

The 200 Word Project was developed jointly by the African Language Program and the Geddes Language Center of Boston University with funding from the United States Department of Education, Office of Post-Secondary Education, National Resource Centers Program.”

This resource has been very helpful for me in working on pronunciation of Wolof words, especially last semester when I was just beginning. These three links include lists of words that have been used throughout this Wolof PressBook, specifically numbers, days of the week, and people (family members). The links will bring you to videos of a Wolof professor saying each word. Before you watch each short (3-4 seconds) video, try to pronounce the word yourself. English translations are also provided.

Numbers:

 https://www.bu.edu/200word/wolof/numbers/

Days:

https://www.bu.edu/200word/wolof/days/

People:

https://www.bu.edu/200word/wolof/people/