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| Project Title: | Keeping Your Language Alive |
| Organisation: | Southend Adult Community College |
| Project No: | 6/N/00756 |
Aim of Project:
This is an exciting new project aimed at parents, that has been designed specifically to support the Chinese community and, as the title suggests - to make sure Mandarin is very much alive and spoken by the Chinese community.
Themes/subjects covered:
 | Heritage |
| ICT |
| Community Work |
| Basic Skills |
| Information Advice & Guidance (IAG) |
| Equal Opps |
Target group(s):
| Young people (16-25) |
| Older people (50+) |
| Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) |
| Families/parents |
| Unemployed/unwaged |
What does the project do?
The project was developed by the Southend Adult Community College to respond to needs from people attending Mandarin classes programmed by the South East Essex Chinese School.
Parents and their children from the Chinese Community in this area are being invited to take part in the 2 courses that will start in September 2002. The 2 courses are:
| Mandarin classes for the parents only (parents can gain NCFE accreditation at levels 1 and 2) |
| Teaching Your Children Basic Mandarin (level 1) has just been accredited by NCFE. Parents and children will work together. |
Progress/achievements/interesting developments which are/have taken place:
Preparations are being made, specially writing the course (Teaching Your Children Basic Mandarin) and selecting/acquiring specialised resources.
In preparation for the second year of the project, when we expect to be working with other communities, we have started to approach other communities and have been talking to the Hindu Association.
Other information:
In addition, the college offers ESOL classes and the use of all facilities, including the Languages Centre where up to date equipment (there is a computer suite) and specialised resources (books, tapes, videos and CD roms) are available. All courses and accreditation are free of charge.
Contact Details:
E-mail: melbapyne@southend-adult.ac.uk
Web-site: www.southend-adult.ac.uk
Address: Ambleside Drive, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS1 2UP
Tel No: 01702 445701
Region:
| South East |
