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ESOL
Entry Level ESOL: Speaking and Listening Skills
Early booking is a membership perk for WEA members, where courses are available exclusively before becoming available for everyone else.
Course details
Course code
Q00015655Course date
Start: 23/06/25
End: 14/07/25
Number of classes
4 sessionsTutor
Saima GulzarFee range
Free to £33.60
How you'll learn
Venue
New Hope Global (Birmingham)Birchfield Library (2nd floor)
3 Trinity Road
Birmingham
B6 6AH
Level of study
Availability
This course is for early booking only.
Course overview
This course will help you to develop your confidence and skills in speaking and listening in English and support your development onto further training. Learn how to communicate with others such as your child’s school, health care workers and others within the local communities. Build confidence in speaking to others by participating in classroom activities, developing friendships and new networking opportunities. We will look at every day situations and develop your communication skills in a friendly and welcoming environment.
This course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority.
This course is for early booking only.
Course description
In this friendly and informal class, you will improve your English speaking and online communication skills. It is aimed at those whose second language is English have some basic spoken English. Please note that it is not aimed at complete beginners. You will practise English speaking for everyday situations like health, travel, work, education and shopping. It will improve your confidence to tackle situations by yourself and help you to become more independent. You will learn some of the words and phrases often needed in everyday life. You will also practise writing in English so that you can fill in forms and give your own personal information accurately. It will also get you started with some basic digital skills for communicating online. The tutor will help you to access learning activities in class and online and you will be able to work with others to practise your conversation skills.
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All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.
