New Zealand: Honouring Bilingual Assistants on International Mother Language Day

[Francis Hult]

Scoop Independent News

 

Honouring Bilingual Assistants on International Mother Language Day.

 

Former refugees who provide vital support to help more recent arrivals learn literacy skills are to be honoured by ESOL Home Tutors on International Mother Language Day. 

 

ESOL Home Tutors employs 14 former refugees across the country as Bilingual Assistants who support tutors running ESOL-literacy classes for people who have never learnt to read or write, even in their first language. 

 

The specialist national programme is believed to be unique in its provision in New Zealand. 

 

Presentations will be made to assistants on each of the ESOL-literacy programmes in South and West Auckland, Waikato, Hutt, Porirua and Christchurch, on February 21 to mark International Mother Language day.

 

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