Session 1 Talk English Friends

Say what you see! The following images are courtesy the Catchphrase website co.uk/catchphrase.php ?play=1

Keep it under your hat

Cost an arm and a leg

Going round in circles

Surf the web

Keeping an eye on things

Put your money where your mouth is

Chip off the old block

Falling on deaf ears

Bad hair day

Let the cat out of the bag

How many did you get? Many were examples of idioms. How might phrases like these confuse speakers of other languages? ‘A group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own’ Cambridge Dictionaries Online, 2014

Today, you will: Discuss potential barriers for people living in the UK with little or no English Experience a little bit of what it’s like to live in a place where you don’t know the language Discuss tips for effective communication

Ways your friends may differ First or home language Cultural background Length of time in the UK Motivation Immigration status Past learning experiences Work & family commitments Access to first language speakers

What are the potential barriers? Read the learner profile(s) and complete the table as a group. What potential barriers or difficulties might the learner(s) face when settling in the UK? [i] [i] Blonde girl from Poland, Kzarr75, Wikimedia Commons, CC by SA 3.0 [ii] [ii] A Pakistani Woman, Khalid Mahmood, Wikimedia Commons, CC by SA 3.0 [iii] [iii] Bangladeshi Woman, Steve Evans, CC by 2.0 [iv] [iv] Usafis, OnetoneDeMukurinu, Wikimedia Commons, CC by SA 3.0

Life in other countries How might life in other countries be different to life in the UK? How might the political situation, economy and culture differ? m/TalkEnglishReg/plac es-around-the-world/

Barriers to integrating And 60% of people believe that the biggest barrier to being integrated is not speaking the language. The solution isn’t to throw money at translation and interpretation services or at teaching assistants for non- English speaking pupils. It’s helping more people to learn English. 16% of Bangladeshi and 12% of Pakistani women report having little or no English The Rt Hon Baroness Warsi, DCLG, Nov 2012 Research shows that English language is the second biggest predictor in occupational success, after qualifications.

Barriers to cross-cultural communication stereotypes slang ethnocentricity jargon personal space eye contact time

Other languages In Manchester, 17% of all usual residents don’t speak English as their main language, compared to 8% in England and Wales. 1.What other main languages are spoken in Manchester? 2.Which languages are the most widely spoken?

Writing in a different script Try to copy these words: What language do you think it is? What does it say? วันจันทร์วันอังคาร วันพุธวันพฤหัสบดี วันศุกร์

Writing in a different script What do you think about the appearance of your writing? How did it feel to have to do the task? What would have helped to make this task easier? What do you need to consider when helping someone to write in English?

Learning another language You’re going to take part in a short lesson in which you will learn a few phrases in an unknown language.

Learning another language 1.How did you feel during the session? 2.Did you find it easy or difficult? 3.How long do you think it takes to learn a language?

Better communication Have a look at the phrase(s) you’ve been given. 1.Why might they be difficult for people with low levels of English? 2.How could you make them simpler?

Better communication Read the statements and decide if they are ‘Dos’ or ‘Don’ts’. Can you think of any more tips for effective communication?

Better communication Watch the role-play and list all the examples of bad communication. Now practise the role-play with a partner using good communication.

Any questions?

Learning log Record your thoughts about today’s session by completing the sentences.

Next session Relevant legislation, including Safeguarding, Data Protection and the Equality Act 2010 Points of referral Assessing learners

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