We understand learning a second language is not always a labor of love, but required out of the necessity of the job. We also recognize that there are no easy short cuts to learning a second language, other than to be constantly immersed. Of course we are here to sell you a language program. But we want our customers to know the truth about learning a second language. It's a lot like the dentist, no fun, something we drudgingly do the bare minimum to achieve a certain level of fluency, and then discard in our memories the second the demand for the languages use wanes. That's the truth. Everyone knows it, were spelling it out in BOLD letters. You get out as much as you put into these lessons.
Our course, Learning Basic Amharic, was developed to provide the basic conversational skills necessary to interact in a wide range of social, business and humanitarian functions. The structure of the course relies upon repetition drills of core Amharic vocabulary, followed up with pronunciation, grammar, and phonetical drills. Our methodology requires successfull completion of each lesson in sequential order, because the vocabulary is being repeated and built upon from one lesson to another in a cumulative approach.
Upon completion of both levels of Learning Basic Amharic, you will have a firm understanding and fluency in core vocabulary to develop sentences on your own. This is the fundamental distinction between our course and others, Learning Basic Amharic requires the advancement of the student through each lesson to ultimately be able to put together sentences. NOT just mimic them. We teach students to put words together rationally, contextually, and effectively for the most common situations.
Regardless of the need to learn Amharic, business, travel, or communicating with in-laws, the method required for success, is immersion and repetition. Our course, Learning Basic Amharic has successfully provided the language skills necessary to communicate fluently with native Amharic speakers for years. We teach Amharic using native Amharic speakers as intructors, so the intonation you learn will resemble the speach of the most common Amharic speaker.
Learn to order and purchase food, arrange for travel, discuss business, explain and understand basic medical care, ask family questions. Once your able to grasp core vocabulary and sentence structure, the range of topics discussed can be endless. The sooner you start, the better prepared you will be for your next assignment, and the thrill of being able to converse, understand, and maintain a dialogue in the second most spoken Semetic language, Amharic, will be yet another tool in your belt for advancement. Starting to learn Amharic now is an investment in your future because were talking about your time and after you've invested your time into something isn't it a fantastic feeling to reap the dividends that knowing a second language can provide.