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I'll forward it to Martin Enfield. He said to let him know any news of strange goings on in citizenship. Helen Helen Sunderland Head of ESOL Assistant Director, LLU+ London South Bank University 103 Borough Road London SE1 0AA tel. +44 (0)207 815 6285 fax. +44 (0)207 815 6296 LLU+ (formerly London Language and Literacy Unit) Why not visit our website at ww.lsbu.ac.uk/lluplus -----Original Message----- From: ESOL-Research discussion forum and message board on behalf of Cathy Burns Sent: Mon 25-Feb-08 14:54 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Earned citizenship: another brick in the wall of fortress Europe Does this info need to go to ABNI? Are these short courses definitely Home Office approved? Cathy NATECLA National Centre In a message dated 25/02/2008 14:09:08 GMT Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Citizenship is a hot topic amongst ESOL learners in my area too. Many E1,2 and 3 learners who are not up to taking the on-line Citizenship test, are being persuaded to join short, 7-week courses. These are being advertised locally with the promise of an ESOL certificate at the end, as well evidence of 20 hours' of Citizenship, all for the princely sum of £190. Some of these learners are already in ESOL classes (like my own) with other providers, usually taking a year to progress a level in speaking and listening (and R&W) and to cover some Citizenship material. Although I understand that such short courses are approved by the Home Office, I find the whole business distasteful *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask] Email has been scanned for spam and viruses by Altman Technologies' email management service - www.altman.co.uk/emailsystems/ Any queries regarding these services should be emailed to [log in to unmask] or you can check our web site at lsbu.ac.uk/email/ for up todate information about this service. -- Copyright in this email and in any attachments belongs to London South Bank University. This email, and its attachments if any, may be confidential or legally privileged and is intended to be seen only by the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please note the following: (1) You should take immediate action to notify the sender and delete the original email and all copies from your computer systems; (2) You should not read copy or use the contents of the email nor disclose it or its existence to anyone else. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and should not be taken as those of London South Bank University, unless this is specifically stated. London South Bank University is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. The following details apply to London South Bank University: Company number - 00986761; Registered office and trading address - 103 Borough Road London SE1 0AA; VAT number - 778 1116 17; Email address - [log in to unmask] *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask]