[EDLING:2197] Language barrier a dream-blocker

[Francis Hult]

The following adn.com article was sent by:

    Francis Hult (fmhult at dolphin.upenn.edu)

And Francis Hult had this to say:

Anchorage Literacy Project: "The project once focused on
teaching people to read, but now 80 percent of clients want
to study English, said Lori Pickett, community development
director. The number of people looking for language classes,
like the number of immigrants making their homes in Anchorage,
increases every year."

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Language barrier a dream-blocker 
JUGGLING ACT: It's tough to work and try to squeeze in time for English classes.

By JULIA O'MALLEY, Anchorage Daily News

Published: December 18, 2006

When she speaks better English, Celia Overstreet, a hotel
housekeeper from Brazil, wants a job caring for the elderly.


But like many of those learning English at the Anchorage
Literacy Project, she has less time for studies in the busy
tourist season, when she must choose between making a living
and coming to class. 

"They call me for a job, say, 'I need you,' " she said.
"I miss school."

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http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/8502057p-8395357c.html

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