Ireland: Pioneering language project to be rolled out nationwide

[Francis Hult]

Irish Times

 

Pioneering language project to be rolled out nationwide

 

A PROJECT that involves older people teaching English to immigrants is to be replicated around the State.

 

Businessman Denis O'Brien's charitable foundation will fund the national roll-out of the "Fáilte Isteach" project for a three-year period.

 

It was established by the Third Age Foundation in Summerhill, Co Meath, in 2006, when active retirement group members noticed that some immigrants were having problems in supermarkets and elsewhere because they did not speak English.

 

More than 120 immigrants have participated in the project so far. They attend weekly conversation classes which are practical, focusing on areas such as going to the doctor, filling in forms, applying for jobs or shopping.

 

Full story:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0916/1221430254727.html

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