For episode 4 of series 2 of The ESOL Podcast we have another podcast made by ESOL students at Newcastle College. In this episode Rebar and Shahwali discuss credit ratings in the UK – what are they and how can you improve yours? ESOL students at Newcastle College have been recording podcasts on subjects that […]

For episode 3 of series 2 The ESOL Podcast features a conversation between Saeed and Samira. They are ESOL students from Newcastle College who have been making podcasts in their class about topic that are important to them. Saeed and Samira share their experience of immigration. If you would like to make an podcast you […]

For the 2nd episode of series 2 of The ESOL Podcast, we are joined by Hanane El Hadioui. Hanane is an ESOL student in Manchester. She tells us about her experience learning ESOL and about working with a project in Manchester that combines ESOL and food – Heart and Parcel. If you would like to […]

The ESOL Podcast returns for Series 2. Amy is joined by Malahat and Zaki, who are ESOL students at Oldham College, and Kiranjit who studies with Hackney Adult Learning. They talk about the start of the academic year, their experiences of learning during the pandemic and skills they learnt when studying online. Malahat, Zaki and […]

For our final episode of series 1 ESOL students from Hackney talk about their favourite festivals and celebrations from all over the world. See you in September for series 2 of The ESOL Podcast.

With travel restrictions meaning most people won’t be going abroad this year, ESOL students in Hackney decided to share memories of their favourite holidays in episode 28 of The ESOL Podcast.

In this episode of The ESOL Podcast, Hackney ESOL student Marcio Pereira talks to us about his life and work as a Jazz Musician. There are teaching resources to accompany this episode, including a lesson plan, a picture pack and a worksheet with the questions Marcio set himself when he recorded the podcast. This lesson […]

As lockdown restrictions continue to lift, ESOL students in Hackney have been reflecting on their experience during the Coronavirus Crisis. Students in Silvia’s class decided to write poetry to express their thoughts and feelings. We hope you enjoy them. If your ESOL class would like to write their own poems, teaching resources are available for […]

The local elections are on Thursday 6th May. In this episode of The ESOL Podcast, EfA students Nadifa and Yousoufou discuss the elections in London with their teacher Dermot. Teaching resources included are a lesson plan that focuses on reading the London Elects Booklet, aimed at E3+ and a lesson plan with listening activities from […]

In the 24th episode of The ESOL Podcast, Elssye and Amy talk about the podcast itself. Elssye asks Amy some questions about when and why The ESOL Podcast started and talks about her experience of making episodes and listening to the podcast. This episode comes with teaching resources to introduce ESOL classes to podcasting. There […]