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THE BEST OF ALLEGRO

"You tell that Commission that we want more Dutch lessons."
A learner attending a taster course in Nottingham Prison, England

After discussing typical courses in Sweden the rumour spread to the centre restaurant who obtained the recipe for a Swedish speciality called Janssons Frestelse. It was put on the menu one Friday in the centre restaurant which caters to about 300 residents and outside users of the centre.

"I have learned as much from the people I have taught as they have learned from me."
A teacher in Nottingham, England

Nottingham prison, UK, teaches Dutch, Spanish and Italian.

Every prison in Slovenia has a language learning circle.

 

 MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN UNITED KINGDOM
  • We have worked with 13 organisations in Nottingham and the East Midlands, forging close links with them at all levels.


  • We have set up 16 sub-projects, reaching a total of over 200 learners.


  • We have taught Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch.


  • Learners have varied in age from 2 to 70.


  • We have worked in two local prisons, providing opportunities to learn a language for inmates whose education programme cannot usually provide this.


  • We have set up several projects with parents and their children, to promote family learning and to show them how to encourage their children to become enthusiastic language learners.


  • Our teachers have come mainly from the Department of Languages at Nottingham Trent University and have welcomed this opportunity to widen their teaching experience.


  • We have won a European Award for Languages 2005 [European Languages Label] for our innovative work.


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