Fatou Cissé Kane 
Institute for African Studies and Egyptology

Born in Senegal, Fatou Cissé Kane holds a doctorate in linguistics from the University of Cologne in Germany, more precisely from the Institute for African and Egyptological Studies. The subject of her thesis is the general description of Oniyan. Oniyan is a minority language spoken in the south-east of Senegal, in the regions of Kédougou and Tambacounda and she has done a grammatical description, a study of possession and the secret language spoken during initiation ceremonies.

From 2017 to 2019, she participated in a project on tourism and migration on the island of Mallorca in Spain. This project was led by Professor Anne Storch from the University of Cologne and on this project her role was to describe the intimacy of the Senegalese living on this island. She joined the Institute for African Studies in November 2022 as an administrative assistant for the students, the teachers and staff, and at the same time she currently works as an independent Wolof lecturer.

Abstract:
According to MosaLingua, there are 7,000 languages worldwide, of which one-third, or 2,000, are spoken by 1400 million people on the African continent. Innovating in the teaching of African languages in Europe requires overcoming the challenges associated with their under-representation in university curricula and the lack of appropriate teaching resources.
Integrating these languages into European universities would enhance linguistic and cultural diversity while strengthening links between Africa and Europe and deconstructing Europe's ethnological view of Africa. The Internet as a platform can play a role in safeguarding these languages and their history, songs, etc., for future generations. Digital inclusion can be promoted through the creation of e-learning platforms: developing dedicated platforms where students can follow interactive courses with audio and video modules and practical exercises.