{"id":518,"date":"2026-01-12T10:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fhe\/cll\/?page_id=518"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:24:38","slug":"yoruba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fhe\/cll\/courses\/yoruba\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoruba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fhe\/cll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/mainpic_yoruba.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; title_text=&#8221;mainpic_yoruba&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/uwi.jotform.com\/251324636562860&#8243; button_text=&#8221;Enrol Now&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#06346D&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;13px&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||15px||true|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector{width:80%;}&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2579469\" data-id=\"2579469\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc4acc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efc4acc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307bd282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"307bd282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY STUDY YORUBA?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1e16be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a1e16be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Yoruba is a language that embodies the rich cultural heritage and identity of over 60 million people. It gives meaning to their spoken and unspoken culture, cultural heritage and identities.<\/p>\n<p>Learning Yoruba will therefore afford you the opportunity to develop a better understanding of this culture and cultural heritage, which have been passed down to us by our ancestors and which are evidenced by our cuisine, values, belief systems, dress, cultural and artistic creativity as expressed during carnival through calypso, steel pan and dance. 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