Success Stories:

This section will be for articles from learners who have made excellent progress in their course.

 

> Entry level success stories

> Level 1 success stories

> Level 2 success stories

 

Entry Level - Mursheda:

Mursheda is a Bangladeshi lady who lives in South Shields. Mursheda has lived in the UK since 1996 and moved to South Shields in 2002. She has been part of an ESOL course for two years. “My favourite part of the course is speaking” said Mursheda “It helps me to become more confident when I speak to other people when I am out.” Mursheda hopes to use the results of her ESOL course to help her get a job in the South Shields area.

 

ESOL’s speaking option is broke down into two sections, ‘speak to communicate’ and ‘engage in discussion’. The topics inside each section differ according to the level of the course. Having been on the course for two years, Mursheda will be able to use her level two skills such as changing the subject of a conversation or support opinions and arguments with evidence. These topics will be useful when Mursheda is talking to people whilst out.

 

Level 1 - Maju:

Maju is a Level 1 ESOL learner and wrote this about his course:

“My name is Maju Ahmed. I came from Bangladesh to work here. I work in a restaurant and because of that I need to be able to speak in English properly. That is one of the reasons I joined the Adult Education Course. I have been studying with them three months. My teacher is very good at helping me. I expect it will take another three months to complete the level. I am hoping to receive an ESOL certificate so I can take it on more in a college. I hope I can do all of this”

 

Level 2 - Nawal and Tagreed:

Nawal and Tagreed are both from Iraq, Nawal has been in the UK six years whilst Tagreed has lived here for seven, both now live in South Shields. They are part of an ESOL Level Two class that began in September and both are enjoying the course very much. “I really like talking, I find it easier than the other parts.” Said Nawel, Tagreed agreed with her “Yes, we are used to speaking English now, but writing and reading can be hard.”