VOA慢速英语:Young Senegalese Turn to English

donkey cart – n. a cart with an underslung axle and two lengthwise seats

baobab – n. a short tree with an enormously thick trunk and large edible fruit.

typical – adj. normal for a person, thing, or group : average or usual

elbow – n. the joint where your arm bends

tuition – n. money paid to attend school

communicative learning – n. an approach to language teaching that emphasizes speaking and interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal of study.

Anglophone – adj. English-speaking

impose – v. to establish or create (something unwanted) in a forceful or harmful way

colonialism – n. control by one country over another area and its people

Senegambia - n. a region of western Africa watered by the Senegal and Gambia Rivers

fellowship – n. an amount of money to pay for food, housing, etc., that is given to someone who teaches or does research at a university

Francophone – adj. French-speaking