Summer ESB News

provider; it creates a focus and source of motivation for the learner.

ESB: What makes learning at City Lit a positive experience? IW: We have a great student centre, where learners can get free careers advice and guidance, financial help and access to computers and resources. However, what really lies at the core of City Lit is the quality of teaching. Across the whole college we try to understand learning as a task-based experience, which is a benefit to everyone. ESB: Why do you choose ESB’s ESOL Skills for Life qualifications? IW: The assessments take place in pairs, which mirrors the way our classes work at City Lit, so our learners feel comfortable in this environment, eliciting natural communication with their classmates. On the other hand, presentations are prepared at Levels 1 and 2. This form of structured and discursive speech is a valuable skill to learn, as it offers a different style of communication to the everyday, saying something meaningful or forming an argument. I also feel that it is beneficial having an assessment from outside of the

ESB: What are your hopes for the future of ESOL? If you could wave a magic wand, what would you wish for your learners? IW: I would like to see the declared ‘hostile environment’ for immigrants which values exchange and a plurality of experiences. I feel that ESOL is very much part of that ethos, and if it were given more scope to flourish, the positivity it could bring to communities is boundless. Find out more about City Lit here: https:// www.citylit.ac.uk/ Explore our ESOL Skills for Life qualifications here: https://esbuk.org/ qualifications/filter/ eyJyZXN1bHRfcGFnZSI6InF1YWxpZmljYXRp b25zXC9maWx0ZXIjZmlsdGVyLWFsaWduIiw iY2F0ZWdvcnkiOiIxNSJ9#filter-align

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