It gives us quite an exhilarating feeling to place free online courses on all the Ethiopian Languages. These online courses have got several unique features to Speak to Peak all the Ethiopian Languages.
It is not a product of the mill like the other online courses available in the market. It is not based on the translation method that is usually followed in other online courses! The assumed sentences between first person and second person in dialogue form are constructed first in English and then they are translated ad-verbatim into other language. And the learner neither memorize those parrot words; nor he/she can visualize the same situation repeatedly in day-to day life.
Hence, we have endeavored to discover logical language learning formulas with stipulated rules, examples, exercises to express present, past, future, present continuous and past continuous actions as every individual might speak about these actions. These can be learned with ease and can be applied to several situations in an efficient manner.
We envision these online courses as a guide directed towards Non-Ethiopian Language speakers. We hope it will not go in vain in facilitating the self-learning aspirations of Non- Ethiopian Language speakers who wish to enrich their communication skills in all the Ethiopian Languages.
These online courses are organized into four parts:
Part 1 – Structures
Part 2 – Conversation
Part 3 – Vocabulary
Part 4 – Grammar
We are confident that ardent learners will find this as a very succinct tool to learn all the Ethiopian Languages. We wish them all success in learning all the Ethiopian Languages.
Who is it for?
Those who can't understand Ethiopian Languages ...................... but wish to understand.
Those who can understand Ethiopian Languages ................................... but can't Speak Ethiopian Languages.
Those who can Speak Ethiopian Languages.............but not Correct Ethiopian Languages.
Those who can Speak Ethiopian Languages ........................ but not Fluent Ethiopian Languages.
Those who wish to Speak with the hearts of Ethiopians.
Those who wish to become a multilingual.
What do you learn?
Speak
You can learn to speak with the hearts of Nations and Nationalities of Ethiopia in their mother tongues on any topic you wish. Make friends with Nations and Nationalities of Ethiopia.
Read
You can learn to read literature on indigenous languages of Ethiopia. Enrich your Contextual vocabulary, master the Ethiopian Indigenous languages’ grammar, and become ingenious enough to overcome languages barriers.
Understand
You can learn to understand the cultural practices of Nations and Nationalities of Ethiopia. Feel yourself like a piece of something in Ethiopia.
Write
You can learn to write to your Ethiopian friends or conduct business correspondence with Nations and Nationalities of Ethiopia.
why to learn languages?
Learning another language enables you to step inside the mind of others to understand the contextual meaning in that other culture.
Learning another language boosts the brain power.
Learning another language increases a person’s ability to multi-tasking.
Learning another language makes a person more flexible and open to other cultures.
POPULAR QUOTES ON LANGUAGE
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands that goes to his head.”
“If you talk to him in his language that goes to his heart.”
– Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
“You live a new life for every new language you speak.”
“If you know only one language, you live only once.”
– A Czech proverb
“A different language is a different vision of life.”
– Federico Fellini
“When languages are lost, most of the knowledge that went with them gets lost.”
– Nicholas Ostler
Wachamo University
LELEC - Learn Ethiopian Languages and Explore Cultures