Origin of ESOL

    Throughout the 19th century English had a dominant status in the British colonies, and the assumption was that it should be taught and used in colonial education in exactly the same way as it was in the mother country, especially at secondary level and beyond.

     In the 1960s migration to the UK from Commonwealth countries such as Pakistan and India, began to occur to an increased degree. Eventually Local Education Authorities in urban areas where there was significant migrant settlement began to incorporate ESOL as a part of their community learning provision through their adult education centers.

ESOL's Objective

• Facilitate English language acquisition in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

• Ensure academic achievement in English.

• Promote attainment of grade level.

• To provide an instructional curriculum that supports the development of English language communication skills which are necessary to participate in the full range of educational activities offered to the mainstream student population;

• To develop competence in basic interpersonal communication skills and cognitive academic language proficiency;

• To develop competence in commenting across cultures through cross cultural communication skills training;

• To provide English Language Learners (ELLS) with the opportunity to share their cultural wealth with the mainstream population.

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