Lanarkshire language learners invited to new conversation cafe - Daily Record
Run by Khadija, the free conversational cafe was set up help speakers of other languages to learn English, running fortnightly at Summerlee Museum in Coatbridge. So far, around 20 people have attended, including a number of refugees from Ukraine who have moved to North Lanarkshire.
Khadija has previously run a similar conversation cafe at the Coatbridge venue prior to the Covid lockdown and has now relaunched it to help language learners improve their English and communication skills.
In her interview with the Daily Record, she went on say: “It’s been very popular already; there are people in the group from Ukraine, Poland and Pakistan, and it’s all about practising language skills, mingling together and doing something in the community. There are people from Ukraine who have travelled from other parts of North Lanarkshire to come to the sessions, which is amazing; it’s a hub where we can focus on speaking about culture and what people want to say. The new arrivals from Ukraine want to meet and to speak with locals as they’re interested in the culture and the sounds of the Scottish accent and dialect, so everybody is welcome and we’re reaching out to the wider community to join in".
We all applaud Khadija for this amazing initiative and expect it to be even more popular now that the national press has run this most deserving story. Fantastic.
Each session includes free tea, coffee, cake and biscuits thanks to donations from Tesco in Coatbridge, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons at Glasgow Fort and Lanarkshire firm Tunnock’s.
Well done, Khadija (pictured right).
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