We discussed Boris’ comments about learning English (see previous post) in class today. The students at St. Mary’s Battersea wrote letters in response. Boris said: “Everybody in London, everybody who comes to work in our economy, should be able to speak English.” Teresinha said: “I agree because really a person […]
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Eleven EFA teachers and volunteers met on Saturday and turned their attention to “action”. What do we mean by action? Sometimes is collective. Sometimes it is individual. It can be political (to change policy). It can be social (to reduce isolation, create “cohesion”, reduce barriers between groups). It can be […]
Forthcoming Conference: Exploring participatory ESOL 11th October 9.30am to 5.30pm Bethnal Green, London EFA London are holding their first UK conference exploring participatory approaches to ESOL. This day of stimulating workshops will bring together educators interested in sharing and developing their understanding of this approach. Reserve your place now The day will […]
We start our classes again from Monday 8th September. Please check out https://staging.efalondon.org/what-we-do/our-classes for a full list. Call Dermot on 07789006248 if you want to ask anything, or email ariel@efalondon.org.
The Participatory ESOL movement is growing – and has just been given centre stage in a new publication from the British Council: ‘Language issues in migration and integration”. EFA London’s research into integration and discussion are published here, and there is also an opening chapter which explains the participatory ESOL approach. Read […]
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