1. presents Learning English: the gateway to wellbeing
Tamara Broier –
25 March 2015

2. ESOL classes English for Speakers of Other Languages

3. “The doctor said ‘it’s ok, you try’
“The doctor said ‘it’s ok, you try’. And so I spoke with him about my operations. And, I don’t know, I was a little bit nervous, yes. But is was ok. [...] My English is getting better [over the last 2 months] with the class. Sometimes I even speak English with my friends and I like.”
- ESOL student from South America

4. English language <-> Health
1. Communication

5. English language <-> Health
1. Communication
2. Knowledge

6. English language <-> Health
1. Communication 2. Knowledge
3. Independence & privacy
“My brother, he will come always with me [to the doctor] and speak. I don’t like. I don’t like.
I can understand, but for me speaking is very difficult”
-ESOL student from West Africa

7. Healthcare Language Resources
NHS Interpreters
Multilingual Healthcare Professionals

8. Experiences of ESOL students:
Safe social space
Increase Knowledge
Improve Communication
Empowerment

9. “When we come here I must go [to the doctor] with my husband.
But now I can, my English is not very good, but I can go alone! I feel really good!”
-ESOL student from West Africa
“[The English classes] really, really helped me. Because when I was in my country I couldn’t speak at all with someone. I was really shy. But when I come here, with help of the teacher, I can talk properly. “
-ESOL student from North Africa

10. Learning English: the gateway to wellbeing
Increase access to health services
Improve health outcomes
Improve wellbeing

11. Learning English: the gateway to wellbeing
Tamara Broier –