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Talk about a short and sweet interview! Leave it to the teachers to know just the right way to capture and hold attention. This interview is with a beloved online Olùkọ́ Yorùbá (Yoruba teacher), lady Afọláṣadé. She has captured the hearts of her students, and audience at large, with her warm personality, her knowledge, and her evident passion in teaching the Yoruba language online. Let’s step into her world.
1. Tell us your name and about your business.
My platform/ business name is “Afọláṣadé’s Yorùbá Language Hub (AYLH).”
I came about the idea basically to not just entertain but also seek the audience of the Yoruba language enthusiasts: towards learning and understanding the language and its culture in its entirety.
2. As a Yoruba teacher, what is your mission?
Our mission is two-fold:
Firstly, to provide the Yoruba language enthusiasts with fostering improvement in the four skills areas which include reading, writing, speaking, and listening — and also developing cultural awareness as they cultivate productiveness and fluency at all times.
Secondly, to nurture enthusiasts’ critical thinking abilities, by showing them how to identify, analyze, construct, and evaluate discussions of all kinds and by requiring them to actively practice these skills (both orally and in written work).
In this way, we equip the enthusiasts for success in the field, no matter what the enthusiast’s plan is.
3. What problem does your product/service solve for customers?
Our business is unique because aside from the intent of preserving the Yorùbá heritage by teaching and promoting its language and traditions, we tend to operate with humour to not just make our learners and viewers learn but also to entertain them.
4. Who is your target audience?
The Yoruba-speaking tribe is one of the largest cultural groups in Africa. Currently, there abound about 40 million Yoruba indigenes worldwide.
The Yorubas’ have been living in advanced urban kingdoms for more than 1,500 years and they have so far created a strong economy through farming, trading, and art production.
Truth be told, a lot of features stand the Yoruba-speaking tribe out amongst other great tribes in Africa, most especially its culture.
The culture of the Yoruba tribe transcends all aspects of a man’s life, namely: marriage, birth, religion, values, virtues, and all other aspects.
As such, the unique nature of the Yoruba tribe makes its culture and tradition well-respected even beyond the shores of Africa.
5. What do you offer our audience?
My wares are digitally inclined products and I am open for consultation and tutoring for the Yoruba language enthusiasts in Nigeria or the diaspora.
I can be contacted through my official social media handles; TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
Thank you.
That was a lovely interview with Lady Afọláṣadé, the amazing online Yoruba teacher. She has had years of experience with social media and teaching Yoruba to people of different age groups and ethnicities, as well. Through her work, more and more people have gotten a clear starting point for learning Yoruba, found their footing, and have grown to understand the language better, further improving their understanding and speaking skills. Lady Afọláṣadé recently appeared in the famous Yoruba competition on YouTube known as Masoyinbo, Click here to watch her impressive performance.
At Discover Yoruba, we are very proud of these efforts, to say the least. We believe that the Yoruba heritage must be kept alive for generations to come and our language should also be understood and spoken, especially in modern times and the consequent mix of cultures. Even if we find ourselves miles away from home, we believe in staying true to our roots. Stay tuned for more interviews, articles and content across our socials (FaceBook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and WhatsApp) and don’t hesitate to reach out to us for anything Yorùbá! Discover Yoruba could be your Yoruba Teacher as well.
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