SHONA

This Shona language course, covers 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The main topics include basic expressions used in everyday life, such as greetings, introducing yourself, talking about your family and a daily life and so on. Each lesson covers dialogues, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, quizzes and role-plays.

After completing this course, you will be able to

1. Read and write Shona alphabet.

2. Communicate in Shona with basic expressions.

3. Learn basic knowledge on Zimbabwean culture

We offer lessons that provides student three levels of proficiency:

Elementary Proficiency: At this proficiency level, a students can form basic sentences, including asking and answering simple questions.

Time Required: 6-12 months continuous LangDentity lessons

Limited Working Proficiency: Students at this level can handle basic work commands and social phrases. They can carry on limited casual conversations and discuss their personal life. Students at this level still needs help with more extensive conversations in the language. They can only operate independently in basic conversations.

Time Required: 12-18 months continuous LangDentity lessons

Working Proficiency: Students at this language proficiency level can make contributions to discussions, have conversations with clients, and carry out most tasks requested of them. A person at this level can speak at a normal speed in the language and has a fairly extensive vocabulary. They likely still have an accent at this level and probably require help understanding subtle and nuanced phrasing.

Time Required: 18-30 months continuous LangDentity lessons