{"id":7807,"date":"2015-11-24T18:56:50","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T18:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=7807"},"modified":"2015-11-24T18:56:50","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T18:56:50","slug":"cardiff-refugee-centre-launches-language-classes-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/11\/24\/cardiff-refugee-centre-launches-language-classes-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff refugee centre launches language classes for women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A CARDIFF centre for asylum seekers and refugees will launch English-language classes exclusively for women next week.<br \/>\nThe Splott-based centre, Oasis Cardiff, has held daily language classes for the past five years but attendees have been predominantly male.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Women-at-class.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7836 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Women-at-class-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"Women at class\" width=\"288\" height=\"216\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7836 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Women-at-class-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"Women at class\" width=\"288\" height=\"216\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>From December 1, women-only classes will take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to give them\u00a0a chance to gain confidence in speaking English and discuss their own issues.<br \/>\nA mixed class starts at 10am every weekday for beginners, followed by a more advanced class\u00a0at\u00a011.30am. Nine volunteers, including Cardiff Metropolitan University students, will lead the groups.<br \/>\nA typical class attracts between 25 and 30 people of all ages and latecomers often have to be turned away due to overcapacity. Those attending come from many countries, including Syria, Albania, Iran, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq. This diversity regularly brings up to 21 different languages to class.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7820 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Class.jpg\" alt=\"Class\" width=\"500\" height=\"203\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7820 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Class.jpg\" alt=\"Class\" width=\"500\" height=\"203\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nA group of six women at today\u2019s mixed class were delighted by the prospect of women-only classes. One of the attendees, Rwyda, a 25-year-old Syrian mother of two, said: \u201cI speak Kurdish, Turkish, Arabic, and a little English. I really want to learn more.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7822\" style=\"width: 215px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Notes.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7822\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Notes-997x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Notes\" width=\"215\" height=\"220\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7822\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Notes-997x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Notes\" width=\"215\" height=\"220\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Rwyda&#8217;s notes from today&#8217;s class<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOasis Cardiff was founded in 2008 by Reynette Roberts and now has a daily average of 100 visitors. The centre is open five days a week, offering cookery classes and craft workshops among various activities. Women-only events are held each Monday, with a cr\u00e8che available for children.<br \/>\nStoryteller Cath Little holds weekly storytelling sessions, memorising cultural myths and retelling them rhythmically to help visitors\u2019 English. English-language Coordinator, Richard Eynon, 31, said: \u201cYou see them all on tenterhooks.\u201d<br \/>\nMr Eynon\u00a0said of the plan for women-only classes: \u201cMost of these women have to integrate in so many different ways. Having that social interaction, the chance to be valued and grab the language, lets them integrate more in their community.\u201d<br \/>\nFind out more about Oasis Cardiff at <a href=\"http:\/\/oasiscardiff.org\/\">http:\/\/oasiscardiff.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CARDIFF centre for asylum seekers and refugees will launch English-language classes exclusively for women next week. The Splott-based centre, Oasis Cardiff, has held daily language classes for the past five years but attendees have been predominantly male. From December 1, women-only classes will take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to give them\u00a0a chance to gain confidence in speaking English and discuss their own issues. 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