Despite only being 21-yearsold this young man from Colombia is certain of his motives for learning English. He hopes it will take him from a capital city to somewhere a little less expensive. Camilio was born in Cali, the capital of Valle del Cauca, which in the past 21 […]
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Lisbeth and her dream of being a teacher
The young Ecuadorian came from Spain to escape the economic crisis that the Iberian country is facing. She currently works as a cleaner and is studying to improve her English. When Lisbeth was only five-years-old she and her family migrated from Quito, the capital of Ecuador, to Spain in […]
Does Multiculturalism have a future?
The answer to this question must surely be ‘yes’. This is true, even if it is an involuntary one. . Nigel Pocock . Only the very long-term future, hundreds of years hence, when then is likely to be a monoculture, and everyone looks the same – or a total […]
Free English for Latin Americans
The IMRO organisation will be offering free lessons of the UK official language. . One of the major problems that immigrants face when they arrive in the United Kingdom is that they don’t speak English – the official language – and this can close many doors to them in the […]
James Ayala: “As long as there is work in London, I will stay here”
In July, this Colombian cleaner will have been in London for four years. He left Valencia, a city on the Spanish Mediterranean coast where he had settled after leavig Colombia in 2000 and came to London with the hope of finding work. The crisis in Spain has forced him […]