Seniors' ESL Empowerment
Aim :
To design a project facilitated by HRPGP which:
- empowers senior citizens through communication in workable English language
- improves non-anglophone seniors ability to communicate with support staff
- combats the isolation-related psychological and emotional suffering of the elderly in the Toronto area through increased communication skills
- is sustainable and replicable
Cause:
Senior citizens are a very vulnerable group facing even greater challenges in Canada if they lack essential communication skills in the English language. An inability to communicate in English can endanger their health and their lives as it reduces their ability to communicate with health and support staff. Additionally, a lack of English can contribute to social isolation especially when removed from their linguistic environments and placed in places such as senior homes.
Dr. Bhausaheb Ubale
Co-founder and Director
Dr. Miguel Gonzalez
Supervising Professor
Virgil Haden-Pawlowski
Research Coordinator and Project Manager
Leslyn Gombakomba
Intern Researcher
Keerthana Kamalavasan
Intern Researcher
Fahad Khan
Intern Researcher
Rinchen Lama
Intern Researcher
Vincent Liares
Intern Researcher
Ying Mao
Intern Researcher
Project Documents
[Draft Project Overview]Survey for Community Organizations, ESL and Seniors program facilitators
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