{"id":78377,"date":"2023-11-14T15:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T15:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=78377"},"modified":"2023-11-14T15:13:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T15:13:56","slug":"croeso-i-oasis-new-welsh-lessons-are-being-offered-at-citys-refugee-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/11\/14\/croeso-i-oasis-new-welsh-lessons-are-being-offered-at-citys-refugee-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Croeso i Oasis: New Welsh lessons are being offered at city&#8217;s refugee centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The lessons will help refugees and asylum seekers learn more about Welsh culture<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>JOSEFF Gnagbo, an asylum seeker who became fluent in Welsh in a year, has helped launch a Welsh language class at the refugee centre Oasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Gnagbo, from the Ivory Coast, was a client at Oasis when he first came to Wales in February 2018. It is where he started learning Welsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that he has a principle to learn the language of every country he has lived in. This includes learning Arabic in Morocco and Swahili in Kenya, places he lived after fleeing the Ivory Coast because of a rebellion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningandwork.wales\/joseff-oscar-gnagbo-starting-out-welsh-beginner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Welsh Beginner Award<\/a> in 2020 and in October he was elected Chair of <a href=\"https:\/\/cymdeithas.cymru\/ysenedd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cymdeithas yr iaith gymraeg<\/a>, the Welsh Language Society. He said that he was the first person from a non-traditional background to be elected to the role. He is the first person not born in Wales and the first person of colour to lead the society.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussing why he has started these classes, Mr Gnagbo &#8211; whose first language is French &#8211; said: \u201cI\u2019ve learnt, now let me have a chance to teach refugees and asylum seekers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: \u201cI think it is important [to learn Welsh] because it is a powerful tool, it helps you integrate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first lesson covered the alphabet, numbers, introducing yourself and asking how someone is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/11\/20231108_144822-min-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Joseff Gnagbo teaching the Welsh class at Oasis<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hlehle, a South African client at Oasis, said: \u201c[I am learning] because I\u2019m in Wales and I love languages, I come from a country where people speak different languages.\u201d South Africa has 11 official languages and she said there were some similarities in pronunciation between Welsh and Afrikaans and Xhosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alice, a volunteer teaching assistant, said: \u201cI\u2019ve lived here since 1995, from England, and I\u2019ve thought about learning Welsh numerous times. Since coming to Oasis and meeting all these people learning Welsh and English it has inspired me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They both enjoyed the class. Hlehle said: \u201cIt was nice, I\u2019m looking forward to it,\u201d and Alice said: \u201cIt\u2019s really good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh class joins the 40 English classes run at Oasis every week. On the value of the class, Norman Gettings, who is Oasis&#8217; outreach lead, said: \u201cWe\u2019re aware of the importance of all kinds of organisations being bilingual.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Gnagbo will be running the classes with volunteer Marc Edwards and they are open to all clients, volunteers and staff at the centre. 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