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We are working with Winchester City Council and partners to respond to English language class need locally for all sanctuary seekers, including Ukrainians, as demand has rapidly increased.
Seeking English Language support – If you are a refugee or are supporting a refugee locally in Winchester and they need to access to English language classes, please get in touch by signing up to the form below and we will try to facilitate access locally or introduce you to teachers to add you to a waiting list for when more classes begin shortly.
Sign up here – English registration form or Ukrainian registration form
Volunteer – If you speak Ukrainian or Russian we can try to put you in touch with a Ukrainian/Russian speaking english language teacher locally. If you are an ESOL/EFL teacher who can volunteer some time for sessions please also get in touch via [email protected]
Face-to-face classes
Absolute Beginners for Ukrainians, English Language classes for Ukrainians in and around Winchester with little to no prior experience of English delivered by a fellow Ukrainian
Days and times: Tuesdays and Fridays, 10am-11.15pm
Level: Beginners
Location: Winton Building, University of Winchester, Winchester SO22 4NR
Cost: free
Contact: Elena Popova [email protected]
‘Beginners English for All’ course, English Language Classes for all nationalities (including asylum seekers and refugees)
Days and times: Tuesdays, 1.30-3.00pm (term-time only)
Level: Beginners
Location: Weeke Community Centre, Taplings Road, SO22 6HG
Cost: £2 per class
Contact: Carol Dale (01962 888547 or 07484266262) or email [email protected]
Intermediate English Language Classes, free English language class for all nationalities (including refugees and asylum seekers), Entry 3/Level 1 English (ESOL)
Days and times: Wednesdays, 12.00-2.00pm (term-time only)
Level: Intermediate (Entry 3/Level 1 ESOL)
Location: West Down Centre, University of Winchester, SO22 5HT (opposite the hospital)
Cost: free
Contact: Carol Dale (01962 888547 or 07484266262) or email [email protected]
Itchen College Intensive ESOL Course, if English is your second language and you would like to improve your spoken and written English then this intensive course is for you!
Days and times: 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th June, 9.30am-2.30-pm
Level: Intermediate (Entry 3/Level 1 ESOL)
Location: Winchester Club: Highfield Lodge, Worthy Lane, Winchester SO23 7AB
Cost: not specified
Contact: ltchen College Adult Education on 02380 435636 or email [email protected]
Itchen College Intensive ESOL Course, if English is your second language and you would like to improve your spoken and written English then this beginner’s course is for you!
Days and times: 9:30 am – 2:30 pm on 4th, 11th, 18th July
Level: Beginner’s
Location: Winchester Club: Highfield Lodge, Worthy Lane, Winchester SO23 7AB
Cost: not specified
Contact: ltchen College Adult Education on 02380 435636 or email [email protected]
(Additional) Itchen College Intensive ESOL Course, if English is your second language and you would like to improve your spoken and written English then this beginner’s course is for you!
Days and times: 9:30 am – 2:30 pm on 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th July
Level: Open to All
Location: Winchester Club: Highfield Lodge, Worthy Lane, Winchester SO23 7AB
Cost: not specified
Contact: ltchen College Adult Education on 02380 435636 or email [email protected]
Peter Symonds College
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Online classes
Ukrainian Conversational English (Absolute Beginners Online), an online course hosted by URSG and a ‘Homes for Ukraine’ host and English academic.
Days and times: Sundays 1-2.30pm and Wednesdays 12.30-1.30pm
Level: Beginners
Location: online via Microsoft Teams
Cost: not specified
Contact: Email [email protected]
Ukrainian Conversational English (Advanced Beginners Online), an online course hosted by hosted by URSG and a ‘Homes for Ukraine’ host and English academic.
Days and times: Sundays 3.00-4.00pm and Wednesdays 2.00-3.00pm
Level: Advanced beginners
Location: online via Microsoft Teams
Cost: not specified
Contact: Email [email protected]
Additional online courses
Free online courses for refugees – OpenLearn – Open University
British Council LearnEnglish self access courses
English Language Schools
Local English Language Schools are providing intensive English Language courses for adults alongside summer schools for children. To find out more about what they can offer and the cost of classes please contact them directly as they may be able to provide courses at discounted rates (or occasionally free) for those seeking asylum or refuge in Winchester and the local area.
Europa School of English – English school in Bournemouth (europa-school.co.uk)
Resources
You can use google translate for free
You can also use the duolingo dictionary for help with translating some words
Here are some free twinkl language resources for using with children. They are available in lots of different languages
You can download Say Hi app at the app store for simultaneous translations.
The Refugee phrasebook, available online for free, has lots of different words/phrases in it in different many languages. They have several different phrasebooks including ones for helping refugees to orientate themselves in a new place, a medical phrasebook, a juridicial (legal) phrasebook, and a phrasebook for helpers. which hosts may find particularly useful.
For new arrivals, the most recent Ukrainian translations of the refugee phrasebook are available here.
Additional resources
Thousands of free eBooks and audiobooks
In order to provide Ukrainians with a range of free reading, listening, learning and entertainment opportunities, multimedia content provider Odilo launched a free app for both Android and iOS in early April. Available across Europe, the app includes 3000 e-books and audiobooks in a variety of genres, including 1,700 Ukrainian titles and 500 in English. There is material for both children and adults. Kraal: ‘We hope that everyone – from social workers to host families – will draw the attention of the refugees to this app. To offer them the support, pleasure or comfort of reading, learning and listening in these difficult and uncertain times.”
Links to the app:
- Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.odilo.ukraine
- iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ukraine-unlimited-learning/id1615037168
Interpretation or translation support
If you need support with interpreting or translating you can contact translators for Ukraine here where you can access a live database of volunteer translators and interpreters.
List of volunteer translators and interpreters (updated live)
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