Maurice Tadajeu
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Maurice Tadadjeu is a Vice-President of the African Union
's Economic, Social and Cultural Council
of Central Africa
.
He was a co-creator of the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages
in the late 1970s.
In 1996 he became Founding Director of NACALCO Center for Applied Linguistics in Yaoundé
, Cameroon.
From 1993 to 1997 Dr. Tadadjeu was Head of the Department of African Languages and Linguistics at the University of Yaoundé
. He was also was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Yaoundé
.
African Union
The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
's Economic, Social and Cultural Council
Economic, Social and Cultural Council
The Economic, Social and Cultural Council is an advisory body of the African Union designed to give civil society organizations a voice within the AU institutions and decision-making processes...
of Central Africa
Central Africa
Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
.
He was a co-creator of the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages
General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages
The General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages was created in the late 1970s from the basic Latin alphabet as an orthographic system for all Cameroonian languages.Maurice Tadadjeu and Etienne Sadembouo were central to this effort....
in the late 1970s.
In 1996 he became Founding Director of NACALCO Center for Applied Linguistics in Yaoundé
Yaoundé
-Transportation:Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a major civilian hub, while nearby Yaoundé Airport is used by the military. Railway lines run west to the port city of Douala and north to N'Gaoundéré. Many bus companies operate from the city; particularly in the Nsam and Mvan neighborhoods...
, Cameroon.
From 1993 to 1997 Dr. Tadadjeu was Head of the Department of African Languages and Linguistics at the University of Yaoundé
University of Yaoundé
The University of Yaoundé is a leading university in Cameroon, located in Yaoundé.It was built with the help of France and opened in 1962 as the Federal University of Yaoundé, dropping the "Federal" in 1972 when the country was reorganized....
. He was also was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Yaoundé
University of Yaoundé
The University of Yaoundé is a leading university in Cameroon, located in Yaoundé.It was built with the help of France and opened in 1962 as the Federal University of Yaoundé, dropping the "Federal" in 1972 when the country was reorganized....
.
Selected works
- Démocratie de Partage du Pouvoir : Pour le Modèle P3 au Cameroun [Academic Literature, ANACLAC/NACALCO, 1997]
- Confédération des Etats Unis d'Afrique [Academic Literature, Editions BUMA KOR, 1996]
- Training manual for the teaching of national languages in primary schools [Reference book, Collection PROPELCA, 1991]
- Le defi de Babel au Cameroun [Academic Literature, Collection PROPELCA, 1990] (Co-authored with Elisabeth Gfeller and Gabriel Mba)