 This is Macmillan Publishers
Cameroon Ltd.
Head Office Location
Postal Address: PO Box 1028, Limbe
Physical Address: Adhidjo Street, Presbook Premises, Down Beach, Limbe
Tel: (3) 332114
Fax: (3) 332694/429265
Contact: Mr William Abange |
Staff at Macmillan Cameroon |
Branch Office Location
Postal Address: Porte 605, P O Box 14000, Yaounde
Physical Address: 6th Floor (R685), Immeuble Hajal Centre, Carrefour
Warda, Down Town, Yaounde
Tel/Fax: (2) 232041
Contact: Mr Peter Awah
The head office of Macmillan Publishers Cameroon Ltd is located along the Atlantic
beach in the seaside town of Limbe, beside BICEC Bank Limbe, in the South West Province of
Cameroon. Our new branch office in the centre of Yaounde opened in November 1998.
Staffed entirely by Cameroonians, we work in association with Cameroonian educational
experts on the development of textbooks for the Cameroon school system. As well as
engaging in the publishing of educational texts, we also actively promote education by
running seminars and workshops throughout the country for potential authors and teachers,
using qualified facilitators.
PRE-SCHOOL MATERIALS - PRIMARY MATERIALS - SECONDARY MATERIALS - OTHER
TITLES -
NEWS
Pre-school materials
NEW First
Steps - the newest two-year programme of pre-school materials designed
specifically for young children. The programme introduces children to the alphabet,
colours, shapes and sizes, pre-reading and writing, and early numbers. The course offers
an English language component which fits any pre-school programme. Click here for further details.
Primary
school materials
Macmillan has a long history in publishing excellent primary school educational
materials.
Password is an exciting
seven-level course for Anglophone primary schools in Cameroon. It introduces the
structures and functions of English through a variety of stimulating and enjoyable
activities. The early levels focus on building vocabulary, listening and speaking, as well
as introducing reading and writing. At the upper levels, these skills are developed
through more demanding work in cross-curricular contexts.
Champions in English
is a stimulating six-level English course for primary Francophone schools in Cameroon,
providing 3-5 hours of English per week at a gentle pace, with supportive Teacher's Books
in French.
 NEW Cameroon Primary
Mathematics - a lively, 7-level maths course
specifically written for the new Cameroon maths syllabus. It presents maths in a
stimulating and interesting way using examples from the immediate environment, has
carefully graded language levels, contains a balanced combination of content and
exercises, and contains colour artwork which reflects the Cameroon context. Examples used
throughout have been kept general so that they are familiar and applicable to pupils
living in both urban and rural areas. Each of the seven Pupil's Books is accompanied by a
Teacher's Book.
Cosmos Primary Mathematics for Cameroon provides a progressive and
comprehensive approach to the teaching of maths, with illustrations drawn from the pupils'
familiar environment.
Lower Primary Geography for Cameroon
includes chapters on the earth and planets, landforms, soil, weather, trees and plants,
animals, towns, villages and the people of the world. Upper Primary Geography
for Cameroon looks at each continent in turn, examining the most important
countries in each area, and focusing particularly on the African continent and its rivers
and lakes, climate, natural vegetation and economy. A separate chapter describes Cameroon
in detail.
Upper Primary History for Cameroon
covers the primary history syllabus for years 6 and 7 and contains chapters on Cameroon
from pre-colonial times to the present day.
Secondary
school materials
NEW Passport to
English
A new 5-level course for Anglophone secondary schools in Cameroon. The emphasis is on the
communicative use of language which encourages students to communicate effectively in
speech and writing in everyday situations. Features include integration of the main
language skills; clearly-explained rules of grammar put into practice in meaningful
contexts; and an emphasis on the subskills of pronunciation, dictation, listening
comprehension, summary writing and punctuation.
Listening and Writing
Practice provides practice on all the language skills for secondary
English students, and is accompanied by a teacher's companion which includes listening
comprehension and dictation passages.
Go for English,
written for junior and senior secondary Francophone schools, focuses on developing all
four skills in situations relevant to both inside and outside the classroom.
Harmonised
Secondary Mathematics for Cameroon combines a modern and traditional
approach to maths. The texts are based on schemes of work for schools in the north west
and south west provinces as drawn up by the twin maths teachers' association of the two
provinces.
 Transafrique
is a comprehensive French language course for junior secondary students in English
speaking schools. The material is lively and communicative and specifically designed for
use in large classes. There is a specific Cameroonian edition.
We also publish Cameroon History for Secondary Schools and
Colleges, and the Macmillan School Atlas for Cameroon.
Other materials which we stock
include (click on the link for more details):
Macmillan Publishers Cameroon Ltd is an associate company of the
Macmillan worldwide family and offers all Macmillan titles at the most attractive
prices. These include Macmillan Heinemann ELT, Palgrave, Macmillan Reference, W H
Freeman and Worth, Macmillan India, Macmillan Interactive, Harrap and Chambers.
Visit our showrooms in both Limbe and Yaounde to discover our new titles or to pick up
a 2001 catalogue. You are welcome from Monday to Friday during working hours. Click here for our contact details.
News from Macmillan Cameroon
Macmillan has launched the Writer's Prize for Africa to stimulate existing and potential
writers. Click here to be directed to the
Writer's Prize website.
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