Thank
you for your warm feedback Eleanor – it’s great to hear that
the Beginners section is having such a positive impact.
It’s
been an incredibly rewarding project to work on, and I’d
like to also thank my team Catrin Ashton and Tom Glew, and
the fabulous Ozzy of Promo Professionals for his wonderful
animations.
Kathryn
Aldridge-Morris
ESOL
Nexus Project Coordinator
I
am sad to hear this news. ESOL Nexus for me is the gold
standard of online resources. The reliability, authenticity
and relevance of the materials is unparalleled. The fact
that this is available to all, free of charge, and will
continue to be, is to be celebrated.
I
recommend ESOL Nexus to all my students, as well as using it
in many ways in class. As Angela says, there’s a great
flexibility to the way you can access it. One feature I
particularly like, working with low-level literacy students,
is the clarity and simplicity of the “Beginners” section,
especially the animated videos. It’s a shame that, after
all the work that has been put in, and just at the point
where mobile technologies are ready for the kind of content
ESOL Nexus can offer, that the funding for further
development has come to an end.
Many
thanks to all who have made it such a goldmine. I plan to
continue using the site, and pointing my students in that
direction, for years to come.
Eleanor
I still use this website even from
abroad. The great thing about it is is accessibility from a
range of perspectives.
Angela Keenan, sent from my iPhone
Hello
A
fantastic project. A fantastic website. Thank you.
Tina
I
just wanted to give you a quick update on the ESOL
Nexus project. Although our project funding from the
European Integration Fund comes to an end today, the
website and all the teaching and learning resources
on it, will continue to be maintained by British
Council and remain free and accessible for all.
However, there is no plan at present to develop
further resources for the site or participate in
future ESOL events.
On
behalf of the ESOL Nexus team we would like to
thank you, the ESOL community, which has been
overwhelmingly positive and provided us with
gratefully received, support and advice at every
step. It has been a pleasure to meet many of you
at ESOL events, workshops and conferences, mostly
recently at NATCELA London - and learn more about
the great work you all do in a difficult time for
the sector.
Thank
you for all the feedback on the site in the form
of emails, messages and comments that you have
provided over the course of the project. This has
been absolutely invaluable in informing the
development of the types of resources that we felt
could best meet your needs as teachers and those
of your learners.
We
would also like to thank all those colleges who
have piloted resources for us in the past and
all the learners who participated in piloting or
at other workshops and events.
Last
but not least, a huge thank you to all those, past
and present, who have worked with ESOL Nexus over
the past 4 years. The site has come a long way
since the beginning of the project and currently
averages over 100,000 visits a month, which is a
testament to the hard work of all those involved
in creating resources that learners and teachers
would actually want to use. A special mention to
Mr.ESOL Nexus, Phil Bird, who has been with the
project since Day 1 and has contributed enormously
to the success of the project - take a bow!
Best
wishes and good luck,
Daniel
Raynor | ESOL
Nexus Web Editor | English and Exams
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