Today ESOL teachers met and resolved to take collective action on housing. The Problem: The housing crisis is hitting London the hardest. Thousands of ESOL teachers and students are suffering the impact of poor quality, expensive, precarious housing. We want to do something about it. Particular issues in no particular […]
Daily Archives: April 10, 2015
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From Greenwich to Greenford, from Balham to Bow, from Wandsworth to Walworth, EFA is talking about adult education. : This what we are saying: “Adult education is good for society because it enables people to have a chance.” “Adult education helps people get jobs” Adult education helps people to integrate, […]
“I think it’ s hard to change company. I will waste a lot of time on the phone and I know someone will make it hard for me” “Changing ebergy companies is a hassle because I have to phone to the companies but my English so poor. Some time […]
‘I felt valued and listened to’, ‘we don’t normally talk together about these things’ were some of our students’ comments following English for Action’s first ever community meeting. Earlier this month, thirty-two people (EFA participants, local people and organisations) came together at Surrey Square Primary School, Southwark. The meeting […]
1 – Cognitive/phychological or socio/cultural? Identity and culture are as important as linguistic competence. Language acquisition connects learners’ individual mental processes and the grammatical system of the target language. This focus is on whether or not learners are able to become fully participating members of society. (second language socialisation). Social […]
