Mr Kalend said that Kiai Yazid studied those languages by himself. The books, which have many languages like Hebraic, Persian, Dutch and others, were found in his house. In those books are available some notes from Kiai Yazid. He signed some pages with a quote or his signature. That’s proof Kiai Yazid could understand more than five languages. Even that, some books are found with Alfiyah’s quote inside. Kitab, which is written by Imam Suyuthi, is the best Kitab that discusses Arabic. Once, Kiai Yazid said that the centre of languages is Arabic. And he also started his studying of languages with Arabic.
Mr Kalend as the owner of the Basic English Course, also said that Kiai Yazid was a diligent person. He used to read books after isya’ in his house. No matter what would Santri does, He always read his book. So even though his santri do something till that’s done, Kiai Yazid was still in his chair.
If you visit Kampung Inggris Pare, you will find a board “Ahmad Yazid Center”. And Actually, There is the Center of Languages. The place which many people started their study about language before BEC was built.