Madeleine DE LALLE An author from Burkina Faso writing in French [Return to French — Page originale en français]

Madeleine de Lallé was born in a small village in the Principality of Lallé (near Koudougou, 75 km west of Ouagadougou). Her real name is Madeleine KI KABORE. She graduated in Linguistics and became a Professor of Linguistics at the Teaching Institute of Burkina Faso where she has taught for the past twenty years. She is a strong supporter of children learning to read in their mothertongue and has initiated many bilingual programmes for Primary School in Burkina Faso.

Publications

Héritage. Ouagadougou: Sankofa & Gurli Editions, 2005. (38p.). ISBN 2-913991-09-2. Personal recollection and ancestral wisdom.

Arc envolé. Abidjan: Edilis, 2006. (40p.). ISBN 2 913942 25 3. [Illustrations by Roger T. Nacoulma and Léon Kacou]. Children's book - poetry.

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The University of Western Australia/French
Created: 26 May 2006
Archived: 11 December
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