Below is a list of local English Language/ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) classes. There is also a number of other courses locally on an ad hoc basis.
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ESOL or English language classes in-person
The Arc, Winchester
There are no ESOL courses running at The Arc at the moment. The last course finished in December 2023. We will update with any new courses as soon as we are aware of any.
Days and times: Next course TBC.
Itchen Sixth Form College (course run in Winchester)
There are no ESOL courses running in Winchester at the moment. We will update with any new courses as soon as we are aware of any.
Days and times: Next course TBC.
Peter Symonds College
Online classes
Free online courses for refugees – OpenLearn – Open University
British Council LearnEnglish self access courses
Additional courses not ESOL
Itchen Sixth Form College Functional Maths course
Days of the week: Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting 8th January 2024
Time: Please ask at registration.
Level: This is a functional skills maths course not ESOL. The course is intended for anyone wishing to develop their maths skills. You will focus on both the underpinning skills as well as the ability to apply maths to different contexts. Improve your knowledge of maths and increase your confidence. This class offers levels from Entry 2 to Level 2, based upon your initial assessment we will decide which the correct level is for you.
You can progress through the levels of Functional Skills from Entry 2, Entry 3, Level 1 and Level 2. Level 2 is the highest level in Functional Skills.
Location: Venue: The Winchester Club, Worthy Lane SO23 7AB
Cost: Free
Contact: Email: [email protected]
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)