ESOL

When Gabriela Sandoval Molina arrived in the UK from Venezuela, she found it difficult to adapt as she spoke very little English. 

Gabriela said: “I tried to learn English by watching videos or using apps, but it was not easy and it just made me feel frustrated. One day my wife, who does speak English, suggested that I enrol on to an ESOL course at Merton College. From the day that I started at Merton, I found the staff here to be very friendly and happy to help if I needed something.

I would particularly like to thank my teacher Cheryl Manteaw for her patience, dedication and willingness to help students achieve excellent results. She used different strategies so that we could all reach the same goal, adapting the learning environment to suit the new ‘normal’ that was imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. My English has improved enough to enable me to make my life in this beautiful country so much easier and it's all thanks to this ESOL course, my teacher and fellow students,"

To read more about how our ESOL courses have made such a positive difference to our students' lives, please visit our Spotlight on ESOL page