People in Bradford who refuse to learn English could face having their unemployment benefits cut, under new Government proposals.
Across the country 40,000 jobless claimants say not speaking the language is a barrier to them finding work.
Today Welfare minister Jim Murphy outlined new measures which will see people having to learn the language or face having their benefits stopped.
He believes the unemployment rates among ethnic minorities is "unacceptable."
The announcement has provoked mixed reaction among MPs and Muslim leaders.
Bradford West MP Marsha Singh said: "We have got to see how this develops but it is incumbent everyone should learn English. It is the way of this society and it is the way of accessing jobs and services and it is crucial."
Chairman of Ahmadiya Muslim Association Bary Malik said speaking one language creates social harmony, but accused the Government of a "short sharp shock" approach in dealing with the problem.
He said: "Speaking English will create true integration, but I do not agree with the Government trying to impose this measure. For years Governments have closed their eyes to what has been happening and now suddenly the Government wants a short sharp shock approach."
Rather than creating a new problem the Government should adopt a system like in Sweden where people join up to classes and when their visas are approved they are already learning the language and about the culture, he added.
But President of the Pakistan Society of West Yorkshire Rashid Awan said the proposals were "not a measure of a civilised society."
He said: "People would not accept certain groups being penalised and it would create division. I agree with people speaking English but the measures can be taken by High Commissioners in other countries before people come in. People could be made to learn English before they come in.
"You cannot start to segregate people, it is unnecessary and unwarranted."
Mr Murphy said there was a need to "redress the balance" and to put the emphasis not just on translating language to claim a benefit, but to teaching language to get a job.
He said: "Not just for the sake of employment rates, but for the benefit of the individual, their community and society as a whole.
"It is unacceptable that ethnic minorities on average earn a third less that their counterparts across Great Britain as a whole."
Studying literature offers access to ideas, cultures, social mores, and political concepts of any given time or setting. You will explore British, American, and world literature, spanning centuries, cultures and genres.
If you are interested in creative writing, you can pursue your interests in the English department at the UNG. We offer classes for students interested in writing fiction, drama, poetry, or creative nonfiction. You can study with our many gifted faculty authors, poets, and playwrights, all recognized for excellence in their chosen fields. You will also have the opportunity to work on UNG’s award-winning literary magazine, The Chestatee Review.
Associate of Arts in Core Curriculum
Students can start at any of these campuses and transfer to the Gainesville Campus to complete the associate pathway.
The Associate degree in core curriculum with pathway courses in English at the University of North Georgia will prepare you to transfer into a Bachelor of Arts degree program at any of the institutions in the University System of Georgia.
Your core curriculum classes are the college-level classes that everyone completes in their first and sophomore years of college. These are your foundational English, math, science and liberal arts classes.
When you choose a pathway, you take classes related to that subject in order to complete your core curriculum requirements. This allows you to explore your interests while working toward your goal of getting a degree in a subject you are passionate about and want to have a career in.
Once all of your pathway requirements are completed, you can earn the Associate of Arts or Science in Core Curriculum degree. You can then choose to enter the workforce, or seamlessly continue into a bachelor’s degree program at UNG.
At UNG, we support you in the classroom and beyond. All of our professors offer weekly office hours in addition to class time in order to answer your questions and provide extra help. We have resources and opportunities available to you on all of our campuses and online that will empower you to make the most of your academic career.
We're all different, and we encourage & empower you to be you. We provide a safe space to celebrate and to learn from each other.
UNG hosts many job and career fairs each semester. You'll have access to Career Services as both a UNG student and alumni.
Our librarians can help you find the right scholarly text, cite your sources, and get the most out of your research process.
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Similar to attending a physical campus and learning in person, there are advantages and disadvantages of attending a virtual classroom and learning online. Among the many benefits of online learning, you’ll find that virtual education allows you to enjoy a more flexible schedule, can reduce the cost of your degree, and can allow you to more easily develop your career alongside furthering your education.
While there are many pros to online learning, there are cons to consider. Staying on task and being self-motivated can be challenging in its own way; which is part of the reason why online learning isn’t right for everyone. By understanding more about the advantages and disadvantages of online learning, you can get a better idea of whether it might be suitable for you and your educational and career goals.
If you’re interested in learning more about online education with Drexel School of Education, request more information.
Among the many benefits of an online learning, you’ll find virtual classrooms are great for people who are advancing their education while working. In a traditional classroom, lectures will be scheduled at a specific time of day and your schedule will be formed around the availability of classes. If you’re currently employed and courses aren’t available after your working hours, it can be difficult to juggle a course load in addition to your work duties.
When attending a virtual campus, online learning allows for far more autonomy in deciding your own schedule. That means you can study whenever it’s convenient for you. Live with some noisy roommates? Having more control over your schedule also means you can avoid distractions easier.
Education can be expensive, but virtual learning can provide a number of ways for students to save. Not having to commute to campus can help you save on transportation costs.
Every year, the average student spends more than a thousand dollars on textbooks and course materials. Virtual coursework often takes advantage of virtual resources, which translates into less money spent on textbooks.
Tuition costs can also vary between online and on-campus programs. For instance, at Drexel University, students enrolled in online programs in the School of Education receive a 25% discount off the price of regular tuition. Most online programs offered by the school are also financial aid eligible.
Between all these sources of savings, cost-cutting can be an enormous benefit of online classes.
Because your schedule isn’t dictated by classes, you can spend more time doing the things you want. Plus, in addition to saving money, not having to commute also means saving time because you don’t need to travel to-and-from campus.
That extra time can be used in any way you want, such as focusing on your career or spending time with your family. All you need is a digital device and an internet connection, and you have access to the necessary tools to further your education and earn your degree on your own time.
Another reason why online school is better for some is the increased variety of education options. Since students are not required to travel to campus for courses schedule on specific days and times, students can enroll in the courses they are most interested in. There’s no need to rearrange schedules, students in an online program can take the course they want and complete the coursework at a time that is most convenient for them. Through online courses, students can gain the knowledge they need to earn their degree or grow in their profession.
Online courses allow you to earn essentially the same range of different degrees that can be earned from a traditional educational environment. That includes learning certificates and professional certifications to master’s degrees or doctoral degrees.
Just like courses taken in a traditional classroom setting, virtual learning can provide you with a number of career advancement opportunities.
Because you’re the master of your own schedule, students of virtual learning are better prepared to continue working while pursuing academic credentials. And for students who aren’t employed, academic work can serve to explain any discontinuity or gaps in a resume. In either case, the advantages of virtual learning can be clearly seen on a resume.
Online students have better opportunities to collaborate with classmates through virtual group work and meetings. One of the benefits of online courses are the message boards and grouping tools that allow students to post their feedback on readings and other assignments and respond to their classmates.
Students may also receive more one-on-one time with their professor with virtual learning, which is beneficial for both learning and networking. Students can communicate director with their professor and upload assignments for review.
Students who find their focus suffers from classroom activity may benefit from online classes. Students who aren’t as assertive may have better opportunities to participate in class discussions when communicating online. Working from your own choice of environment, with self-paced learning, the result can be a more personalized learning experience.
In online courses, students to choose the time that works best for them to complete readings and assignments. Since the coursework is online, courses can be completed anywhere there is an internet connection.
While the benefits of online learning include the flexibility to complete assignments at a time that is most convenient to the student, the student still needs to manage their time wisely to ensure they complete their assignments by the deadlines set by the professor. Online courses teach students how to manage their time better since the student bears the responsibility of engaging with the course instead of simply showing up to class on an assigned day and time. As a result, students not only gain knowledge from the coursework, but they also sharpen their time management skills.
Integrating coursework with technology provides a number of advantages. Rather than waiting days or weeks after exams, you can often get immediate feedback. In online courses, students upload assignments digitally for review by their professor. Professors review student work online and submit feedback electronically. As a result, students receive feedback right away. In a traditional classroom setting, students may need to wait a week or two to receive feedback on their assignments. By receiving feedback sooner, students can learn faster and make adjustments for future assignments.
Where a traditional lecturing leaves you at the mercy of your best note-taking skills, video presentations can be watched and revisited as necessary. If a student didn’t quite understand some of the content covered in a video lecture, they can go back and listen to it again. Students can use lecture videos as a supplemental tool to help with competing assignments.
In order to decide if an online degree is right for you, it would be best to evaluate the pros and cons of online learning. Students who don’t mind setting their own schedule for learning and completing assignments and are okay collaborating with their classmates remotely, will likely do well in an online program. What students should understand most is that the same content covered in an in-person class is also covered in an online course and there is no difference between a degree earned online and a degree earned in-person.
If you are intrigued by the benefits of online learning and feel that an online degree is a good fit for you, we encourage you to browse our graduate programs to learn more about how Drexel's online programs can help you.
Harvard offers a substantial benefits package that includes competitive salaries, generous healthcare options and paid vacation for most full- and part-time RAs. Working at Harvard you also gain access to advantages and perks that are unique to an academic institution. If you’re interested in earning a degree, adding to your skill set, or just exploring a new course of study, the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) allows you to enroll in undergraduate and graduate level courses at Harvard Extension School for as little as $40—or take advantage of generous subsidies for courses at other schools.
It’s also worth noting that HBS has many facilities—from the Shad Fitness and Recreation Center to the Spangler Center cafeteria—that are truly exceptional. We also support employees through an array of services designed to make life easier. Our concierge service can help plan your next vacation or find the perfect Mother’s Day gift. Harvard also provides access to a full menu of options for child care, with six day care centers located around the University (one on the HBS campus itself). Finally, your Harvard ID is more than a picture of yourself you can’t stand. It’s your passport to a University-wide offering of libraries, museums, and events, as well as discounts to movies, plays, sporting events, and cultural activities in the New England area at large.
Whether or not you have lupus, exercise is an important way to take care of yourself. Exercise has many physical, emotional and social benefits. It is particularly helpful for people with lupus, and most people with lupus can take part in some form of activity.
Here’s why exercise is helpful for managing lupus:
If you are considering starting an exercise program, working out with a buddy can provide you the moral support to stick with your exercise routine while making your fitness time double as social time.
Be sure to discuss your exercise plans with your physician or exercise specialist in order to maximize results and minimize possible harm.
It’s also a good idea to vary the exercises, so that different muscle groups all get a regular workout. If you are experiencing swollen joints or muscle pain, you should avoid or at least limit activities that may be demanding on joints and muscles, such as jogging, weightlifting, or high-impact aerobics.
Chris Camuto is the author of A Fly Fisherman's Blue Ridge, Another Country: Journeying Toward the Cherokee Mountains, Hunting from Home: A Year Afield in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and Time & Tide in Acadia: Seasons on Mount Desert Island. He is the book review columnist for Gray's Sporting Journal and writes the Watersheds column for Trout. He lives, literally, at Wit's End on Wolftree Farm in western Union County, an 80-acre eco-restoration project for which he is Chief Operating Peasant. He teaches nonfiction writing.
"Works & Days: A Pennsylvania Farm Journal" (nonfiction), a work-in-progress about my efforts to restore the native ecology of an 80-acre woodland farm in western Union County.
"In a Landscape: Pursuing Deep Ecology" (nonfiction), essays.
"A Town in the Mountains: Going Home to Calabria" (travel/nonfiction), a book about exploring the landscape of my Italian ancestors.
Director the 2007-2008 Humanities Institute: American Writers/American Places: Toward a Poetics and a Practice of Sustainability.
Time & Tide in Acadia: Seasons on Mount Desert Island , from W. W. Norton, May 2009.
Hunting from Home: A Year Afield in the Blue Ridge Mountains ( New York: W. W. Norton, 2000).
Another Country: Journeying Toward the Cherokee Mountains (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1997).
A Fly Fisherman's Blue Ridge (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1990).
Studying literature offers access to ideas, cultures, social mores, and political concepts of any given time or setting. You will explore British, American, and world literature, spanning centuries, cultures and genres.
If you are interested in creative writing, you can pursue your interests in the English department at the UNG. We offer classes for students interested in writing fiction, drama, poetry, or creative nonfiction. You can study with our many gifted faculty authors, poets, and playwrights, all recognized for excellence in their chosen fields. You will also have the opportunity to work on UNG’s award-winning literary magazine, The Chestatee Review.
Associate of Arts in Core Curriculum
Students can start at any of these campuses and transfer to the Gainesville Campus to complete the associate pathway.
The Associate degree in core curriculum with pathway courses in English at the University of North Georgia will prepare you to transfer into a Bachelor of Arts degree program at any of the institutions in the University System of Georgia.
Your core curriculum classes are the college-level classes that everyone completes in their first and sophomore years of college. These are your foundational English, math, science and liberal arts classes.
When you choose a pathway, you take classes related to that subject in order to complete your core curriculum requirements. This allows you to explore your interests while working toward your goal of getting a degree in a subject you are passionate about and want to have a career in.
Once all of your pathway requirements are completed, you can earn the Associate of Arts or Science in Core Curriculum degree. You can then choose to enter the workforce, or seamlessly continue into a bachelor’s degree program at UNG.
At UNG, we support you in the classroom and beyond. All of our professors offer weekly office hours in addition to class time in order to answer your questions and provide extra help. We have resources and opportunities available to you on all of our campuses and online that will empower you to make the most of your academic career.
We're all different, and we encourage & empower you to be you. We provide a safe space to celebrate and to learn from each other.
UNG hosts many job and career fairs each semester. You'll have access to Career Services as both a UNG student and alumni.
Our librarians can help you find the right scholarly text, cite your sources, and get the most out of your research process.
Establishing Connection...
