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Muhammad Nabi – ESOL
After moving to the UK from Afghanistan, 18-year-old Muhammad Nabi signed up for an ESOL qualification to improve his English, and we spoke to him after he’d done a practice interview session to prepare him for applying for jobs in the future. Muhammad, who completed ESOL entry level 2 last year and has now progressed to...
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When 31-year-old Maria Radu moved to the UK from Romania three years ago she was unable to speak English - but that has all changed after she signed up for an ESOL course at the college. Maria said: “Last year I felt low and didn’t have any confidence as I couldn’t speak English, but now I’m able to read, write and ...
Read MoreESOL student Hirie Dafku
“Eighteen months ago, I was low, lonely and panicked if anyone asked me anything”, said 27-year-old Hirie Dafku who comes from Albania. “All I could say in English was “Hello” or ‘How are you?” and when you can’t talk to people around you it’s hard – I even struggled to buy food as I didn’t know wha...
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When 38-year-old Maya Zangova moved to the UK from Bulgaria 10 months ago she was unable to speak English at all – but after doing an ESOL course at the college has been able to stand in front of a group of English speakers and talk about how far she’s progressed in such a short space of time. Maya said: “In Bulga...
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“Coming to college and doing the ESOL course is one of the best decisions of my life”, said 33-year-old Jana Locmere. Jana, who moved to the UK nine years ago, added: “I spoke a little bit of English when I first came here and worked in a warehouse, but then I became a mum and spent six years at home with my childr...
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ESOL student Rupinder Kaur
When 19-year-old Rupinder Kaur moved to the UK six months ago she spoke very little English, but since starting an ESOL course her confidence has improved and she’s also got a job.Rupinder said: “I want to go to university in the future to study business management or accounting and I knew that I would need to improve my...
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ESOL student Tooraj Hayati
Thirty-six-year-old Tooraj Hayati moved to the UK from Iran a year ago and was advised by friends to sign-up for an ESOL course to improve his English.Tooraj said: “Now that I’m living here I want to be part of English society so it’s important that I learn about English culture and how to communicate correctly, and I ...
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ESOL student Kiranjeet Kaur
After being born in India and living in Italy for the last 10 year, 20-year-old Kiranjeet Kaur didn’t speak much English when she moved to the UK.Having trained as a dental technician in Italy, she came to the college to enquire how to continue her training and was advised to do an ESOL course to improve her English first....
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ESOL student Asmerom Tesfahuney
When Asmerom Tesfahuney came to the UK from Eritrea two years ago he was only able to speak a little English so signed up for an ESOL course to improve his skills.Asmerom said: “I want to be able to communicate better to make my life in the UK easier.“Since starting the course my speaking has improved and it’s easi...
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ESOL student Veronika Velicko
After moving to the UK from Latvia Veronica Velicko enrolled for an ESOL course to give her a qualification that would benefit her in the future.Veronika, aged 37, said: “I’d lived here for a number of years before I came to college but I’m really glad I did as my grammar and vocabulary have improved a lot.“I’v...
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