Ede Yoruba : the first ever published Yoruba text book in China

[Amphenomenon]

  China has published its first ever Yoruba text book  , titled Ede Yoruba by Goke Alamu. Professor Goke Alamu from Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, made this known in a statement.
  Prof Alamu said He was invited to China to teach Yoruba in 2020 but that was during lockdown so He could not travel so he started teaching through online classes alongside three US professors for students of the Beijing Foreign Studies University in China. Before it was published it was first approved by the China Government.
  He stated here this:

I worked with three professors who had the opportunity to study the language in the US. This is the product of our efforts after three years. I will be going to China in September to test-run the book.

China begins studies in Yoruba, produces first textbook

[lagosnoir]

This is remarkable. I have always assumed that China is inward looking and they focus maily on their local language and maybe English. If they were more open to other languages, I bet their local social media variants will be competing internationally with YouTube, Twitter and Instagram the way TikTok is making a buzz.

[Forever101]

Approving won't be the issue, getting back up and enforcement will be the issue. Here in Nigeria how many person dey ready to learn other language except when them dey live for the area. Here in Nigeria how many person even dey interested for other language.

The only thing be say Nigeria na loved country, and this other people wan learn things wey fit further strengthen our diplomatic ties.  Yoruba for China go dey possible if their government make am compulsory for school. Na de starting we dey sha , make we dey see how e go turn out.

Na good thing.

[ololajulo]

The surge of interest in Yoruba language study in Asia has led us to question whether we are focusing on the right aspects. Interestingly, in Europe, Indian teachers are now offering private classes to teach Yoruba, which has become a profitable venture as many Nigerians residing there want their children to learn the language, which they have lost touch with.