I greatly enjoyed my first Lingala lesson with Joel. He can speak French and English. We mostly spoke English, but he spoke some French when necessary for explaining the words that are related to French or whose meanings are more similar to a French word than an English one. Joel is friendly and polite and is patient even while I have many many questions as I am really a beginner in this language. I look forward to taking more lessons and learning more of this very interesting language. I highly recommend Joels courses!

J'ai pris une classe de lingala avec Joel. Il avait préparé un texte de lecture et une liste de vocabulaire pour la leçon, c'était très appréciable d'avoir ce support d'apprentissage. De plus, Joel explique très bien la grammaire, et donne des anecdotes historique sur la langue. Je le recommande vivement.

We did a lot of talking and improved my speaking skills in french. Merci.

Great lesson with Joël! He asked about my learning goals and customized our time to work on conversation skills. He was very patient and encouraging.

Finally we have a Lingala teacher on Italki! Joe does more than teach the language but he teaches you the culture of the language. I recommend him for anyone looking for a Congolese French and/or Lingala teacher