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Massachusetts: Brazilian immigrants make up about a third of the population of Framingham, Massaschusetts. Many newspapers, radio stations and businesses cater to the immigrant’s needs. But the Brazilians still want desperately, to learn English. Eduardo de Oliveira of Feet in Two Worlds reports that the town’s English classes are so popular that you need to [...]

Massachusetts: The Morse is one of several libraries in the area conducting English as a Second Language programs (through Literacy Unlimited) for those not from around here — and that “around” can mean anywhere from Mexico to Moldavia. “We asked students, ‘what would you like to learn?’ They want to speak, to have that social [...]

Massachusetts: West Springfield’s School District’s number of non-English-speaking students has remained relatively steady, totaling between 266 in 2005 to 287 in the current academic year. However, the challenges faced in educating the children have increased because the number of languages has expanded. While the city’s school population is known to include Russian speakers, the native [...]

Massachusetts: At Clara Garcia’s class at the Barbieri Elementary School today the veteran teacher kept two dozen kindergartners enthralled with the sound of a greeting and the appearance of a sea shell. Speaking entirely in Spanish, Garcia led the class of both English and Spanish-speaking students as they practiced songs asking, “Good morning, how are [...]

Massachusetts: In many ways, the typical suburban American way of life can appear distant and insular to Europeans, Middle Easterners and others from different parts of the globe. Immigrants living in Melrose made note of that lifestyle last year in a Free Press article about the Melrose Human Rights Commission’s annual International Welcoming Reception and [...]

Massachusetts: The Brockton School offers an innovative bilingual language-immersion program called Two-Way Spanish, which is in its seventh year. The program integrates native Spanish-speaking students with native English-speaking students so that each can learn the languages, not only from teachers, but from each other.
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