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An ESOL Learner Story
Rakhsana Nadeem Ahmed is the single mother of four and lives in Nottingham. She was born and brought up in Pakistan but she has adopted England as her own country now.
Rakhsana joined an ESOL course in Sneinton in 2008 and her initial level for speaking and listening was E2 but her reading and writing were both Pre Entry level. Rakhsana wanted to improve her reading and writing skills first up to E2 level to be able to read advertisements, leaflets, or any other informative texts to help her to find a job in future. She wanted to take ESOL exams and she also set herself long term goals such as to improve her confidence and to get a job as soon as she could.
Rakhsana has to look after her children alone and also has to do all the other family responsibilities like shopping for children, taking them out, playing games with them. She is very ambitious and wants to achieve her goal. She does not let family responsibilities prevent her from learning and attending the ESOL course regularly.
Last academic year Rakhsana passed her Reading and writing E1 and E2 exams, then the E2 exam for Speaking and Listening skills. She improved not just her English skills, she also improved her confidence to be able to join a SureStart Volunteer group last term.
Very recently Rakhsana applied to work as a volunteer in the DAIN project for the WEA and she was accepted. She works there along with the English speaking people and she has been very happy and pleased with her new duties. She has already made a few friends and her life has changed drastically for the better.
With all her achievements Rakhsana is determined to continue her education with the WEA in ESOL courses. She is preparing to take the E3 Speaking and Listening exam this term and she says she will continue attending ESOL in the future too.
Rakhsana is an extremely dedicated WEA learner and appreciates our courses very highly.
Zara Handley
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- As I review this site on a dull looking Tuesday morning I am heartened to see that we've achieved 11,038 hits. Good to see that Adult Community Learning in Nottingham is still of interest to the reading public.
- It's going to be a bit tricky getting in touch with us over the next week as we are all on holiday. The Nottingham Community Involvement office will be closed from Thursday 25th August until Tuesday 6th September. We look forward to emailing and speaking with you all then, back from our jollies and all fresh for what promises to be an exciting term.
- Workers' Educational Association (WEA) - Adult Learning Course Provider UK.
- Work is underway on the new WEA training room at the John Folman Business Centre on Hungerhill Road, Nottingham. "I am really looking forward to seeing the room as a fantastic setting for adult community learning", said Alan Carter-Davies, Community Involvement Organiser for Nottingham City. The new training room should be in action this September.
- For those of you who missed out on the cool new course taught by Pete Goodwin at BANCA last Thursday, have no fear. Basic Office and Windows (BOW) will begin again on Thurday 5th May at 1pm again at the BANCA centre. Phew.
