Ready to learn French, Portuguese, or Spanish?
Interested in learning French, Spanish, or Portuguese?
Don’t sleep on our intensives! Join our community of language learners and reach your goal faster with Team Jamii!
Don’t sleep on our intensives! Join our community of language learners and reach your goal faster with Team Jamii!
No. It is for anyone interested in learning a language and deepening their connection to and with people of African descent. That being said, we do promote language learning from a Black-centric perspective. We're founded on the belief that Blackness is a unifying identity, and we work to amplify the voices of ALL Black, indigenous, people of color by promoting multilingual communication and connection. But, of course, if you're uncomfortable being in a space that centers Blackness. This is DEFINITELY not the program for you. Ain't nobody got time for that.
No, Language & Diaspora is the flagship program of Jamii Linguists, LLC, a for-purpose social enterprise dedicated to helping people create change in more than one language.
Our programs include for-profit, low-profit, and non-profit activities. As a Black-owned, woman-owned, LGBTQ-owned small business that is impact-focused and dedicated to showing up for people of African descent, we need aaaall the resources possible to sustain our efforts. Thank you in advance for your support. We appreciate you so much and we will work hard to deliver on our promise to you.
Yes, currently we only offer English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese in the Conversation Club. BUT, we're actively working to begin adding new languages. What's better! If you're already in the community, you'll get access to any new languages that we add to the community at no additional cost to you! Your monthly membership fee won't change as long as you are a current member.
Yes, currently all of our programs and services are virtual. However, #TeamJamii does travel to host workshops and trainings across the US and internationally. We also host language events for people in the Washington DC area. If you're interested in organizing an in-person workshop, program or event with Language & Diaspora, click here to schedule an appointment to speak #TeamJamii
The Club is purposefully designed to be flexible for a variety of schedules. That being said, there are a few events that will have a set schedule:
- Monthly office hours & group accountability sessions every 2nd Tuesday @ 5 pm EST
- Spanish/English Language Exchanges every Wednesday @ 6:30 pm EST
- Weekly Spanish Classes (Tues @ 6:30 pm EST, Friday @ 5:30 pm EST, and Saturday @ 12 pm EST)
- Conversation Sessions (English, Portuguese, and French) every Friday @ 2 pm EST
There will be weekly and biweekly events, including:
- A coaching call (90 minutes)
- A language exchange with native speakers (90 minutes)
Other than that, you set your schedule for online classes and other activities in your daily routine. Based on your schedule you may decide that some days will be less and some days will be more. But, we recommend entering with the intention to dedicate at least 1 hour per day towards your journey. It is - an intensive!
Our recommended daily time commitment is based on the following checklist for each month in the program:
• Participate in at least 12 online classes
• Participate in 4 private one-on-one classes
• Engage in an average of 10 minutes of daily real-world conversation
• Attend at least 2 language exchanges
• Participate in at least 2 coaching sessions (LIVE, not the replay)
• Do any weekly homework assignments from coaching sessions
Total minimum commitment = 31 hrs/month or 7.75 hrs/wk
Both the Conversation Club and the Language Intensives include a hybrid of coaching, teaching, and collaborative community learning. They include online classes, coaching calls, real-world practice via language exchanges, and personalized vocabulary and conversation support.
We're not leaving you to do this solo! Nah.
We believe that language learning is best done in community. Specifically, you will be guided through a path and a process to integrate a new language into your day-to-day life in what we call a "Local Immersion." You will receive a variety of supports. And, we often offer additional events and activities based on the needs of each group.
The Conversation Club is $97/month. To learn the cost of an upcoming Language Intensive for French, Spanish, or Portuguese - CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE A CONNECTION CALL.
Learn more about the Language & Diaspora programs from our members!
"responsive, always open to incorporating feedback, patient as we navigate this new global project"
"Attention to detail, clear follow-up and addressed issues raised promptly. Jamila was attentive and available to address our concerns and work with us. It was great working with her."
"I was a bit skeptical on whether or not I’d be able to see any noticeable improvement on my spanish in just 30 days, but I’ll be damned, I have! Gracias a todos!"
"My goal is fluency in ASL in my work as a supervisor. This workshop helped me in that goal. Looking forward to more!"
"you are a gem and good at what you do...are doing. Let me just say dos importante words. Thank You."
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