Our Battersea class are taking action to support parents who are bringing up children bilingually. The class have been working on bilingualism and want to share their knowledge with the local community. In particular they want to bust some of the myths that surround bilingualism, celebrate linguistic diversity and promote […]
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Students from Tower Hamlets had a great day-trip crossing the River Thames and overlooking views of London from both North and South. We started out by visiting the Tower Bridge exhibition which offered interesting photographs, videos and amazing views from the walkways. We then took the Thames Clipper for a relaxing boat […]
This week we ran a Forum theatre half-term course for ESOL learners in Battersea at the Katherine Lowe Settlement. In Forum Theatre you get to roleplay difficult situations and experiment with different ways to handle them. Roleplays are very useful when you’re learning a language because they’re about as near […]
Here at EFA London we’re increasingly interested in using extended discussion in the classroom. EFA London teachers Dermot and Becky are currently involved in a British Council funded research project to investigate the benfits of discussion for ESOL students. On Sunday 19th January they led a training for EFA London staff and […]
On Saturday we delivered a training session for the Iranian Youth Development Association (IYDA). The session focused on using participatory tools to differentiate language learning for students of different levels. The Iranian Youth Development Association is a wonderful charity, set up in 1989, that provides Farsi language lessons and Iranian […]
Students at St Bernadette spent a few weeks writing and drawing about Christmas traditions from around the world and their work has now been displayed on a board in the school for everyone to see. This inspired students to cook a Polish Christmas Eve feast and bring it to class! We […]