WHERE TO LEARN AFRICAN LANGUAGES IN LONDON
It’s often said that “Language is the road map of a culture”.
When you learn a language, you learn the essence of a people. Tonal languages in particular (which many African languages are) require you to have a nuanced and astute approach to receiving and sharing sounds.As the world continues to globalise, in the coming decades many of the over 6000 languages currently spoken will be rendered extinct. As a language enthusiast and a lover of cultures I find this terrifying. Language is not only a person’s tool to communicate, it’s the code to a long history of a people’s experiences, emotions and understandings, which holds in it an abundance of knowledge and a unique interpretation of the world.
With that said, below is a short directory of establishments that offer different African language courses in London.
IGBO SCHOOLS:
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LEARN IGBO IN LONDON
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OKWU ID directory: https://okwuid.com/2017/10/23/where-to-learn-igbo-in-london/
YORUBA SCHOOLS:
LEARN YORUBA IN LONDON:
Classes Hosted by Next Generation Naijas
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/next-generation-naijas-17676190219 (Eventbrite page)
https://www.facebook.com/nextgennaijas/
Courses on Meet UP: https://www.meetup.com/Yoruba-Lesons/
SWAHILI SCHOOLS:
LEARN SWAHILI IN LONDON:
Courses by: CITY LIT
https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/languages/african-and-middle-east/swahili
Courses by: FloodLight
https://www.floodlight.co.uk/london/courses/swahili-courses/
Classes Hosted by SOAS
https://www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre/languages/swahili/
TWI SCHOOLS:
LEARN TWI IN LONDON
Courses by: 1957 Twi Club
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/project-1957-twi-club-tickets-55109373620?aff=erellivmlt
Courses by: The Ghanaian Language School
http://theghanaianlanguageschool.com/the-team/meet-us/
Others:
Others:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ga-twi-language-courses-2019-tickets-54447055609?ref=ecal
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