FREE
16-Week Amharic Language Classes
Part
1 (10-week): April 5, 2008 - June 7, 2008
Part 2 (6-week): Date and Location TBA
Marcus Garvey Cultural Heritage Program Sankofa Cultural
Studies Exchange
warmly invites you to attend
The first of a two-part African language series
offering 16 weeks of FREE Amharic classes.
Classes begin April 5, 2008 and are open to all
who wish to attend. We strongly recommend those planning
on traveling to Ethiopia with Ifetayo this summer to join
us for::
Part 1 - the first 10 weeks of basic Amharic
beginning April 5- June 7, 2008 at 4pm.
Part 2 (6 weeks) - we will study conversational
Amharic. Date and Location TBA.
When: Saturday, April 5,
2008-June 7, 2008
Time: 4:00pm
Where: St. Mark's Day School
1346 President Street
(corner of Brooklyn Ave)
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The class will be taught by Zewditu Fesseha, a native of
Ethiopia that has been living on the west and east coast of
the United States for the past 5 years. She is an extremely
dedicated teacher and has published a book that we recommend
purchasing if you intend on attending the classes. Please
see book purchasing information below.
R.S.V.P Today! Free 16-week
Amharic Language Class, send an email to culture@ifetayo.org.
About the Book
Amharic is a Semitic language that has been used for centuries.
Ethiopia is one of the oldest nation and hidden to the world.
Amharic Alphabets are used for documenting the old Ethiopian civilization. There are piles of books stored inside of the old Ethiopian Orthodox churches that hold a lot of information very important for human kind. Teaching this language may help the new generation find out what the old Ethiopian civilization was like. Large Ethiopian communities now live out of their native country. As a result there exists a second generation of children who have grown out of their culture and their communities wishing to return to Ethiopia. As time progresses on, they are losing the ability to communicate using the simplest forms of their ancestral language. There are no culture and language schools in the areas in which they live. There are parents however, who have adopted Ethiopian children and learned the language, culture and heritage of Ethiopia. Parents do this to unite the family and share in learning the Ethiopian way of life. Many people throughout the diaspora who have grown up outside of their native communities have expressed their wish to learn the Ethiopian language including: African Americans, Caribbean Americans, and European Americans. I started teaching "Amharic" classes on Saturdays and Sundays. My classes are growing day by day. The Lakech-one Amharic script helps all those who were and still are interested in learning Amharic. Lakech-one Amharic script encompasses all of the standards of the social and economic way of living in modern societies. We look forward to seeing you in preparation for Ethiopia.
R.S.V.P Today! Free 16-week
Amharic Language Class, send an email to culture@ifetayo.org.
If you are traveling to Ethiopia, please see
the payment plan list. If you need more information please
call 718 856 1123 ext 11.
"He who learns, teaches."
Ethiopian Proverb
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Thank
You for Joining in the Spirit of Living Culture
and Building Community at Ifetayo!
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