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The Syrian boy in Belfast who charmed social media with his language skills
The young boy who came from Syria to Northern Ireland captured ... are part of the furniture, according to teacher Barry McMahon. The Belfast primary school has 448 pupils, approximately 10% of whom ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 16 Jun 2019 02:56:00 GMT

When words aren?t enough, teachers find a common language with iPad
Of the seven students in class today, four are from Syria, and the other three ... recorded by a teacher in Swedish. And at St. Cyres School in Penarth, Wales, the 2018 senior class of English as an ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:41:00 GMT

Ridgewood ESL program is not just about language
(Photo: Courtesy Jin Lee) The English as a second language program has members from 30 countries, including Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, India, Iran, Lithuania, Peru, Syria ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 15 Jun 2019 04:02:00 GMT

Ankara Vows Retaliation against Syrian Regime Attacks on Turkish Observation Posts
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu confirmed that ?Turkey won?t tolerate Syrian regime harassment of its soldiers,? just hours after an attack occurred. He stressed that Ankara ?will teach them their ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:47:00 GMT

\'It\'s like being left in limbo\' - refugees in Ireland
Abdullah was working as a music teacher when he was forced to leave Syria in 2015. Living in the city of Deir ... She helped him learn some English and told him about Ireland. He changed his plans. ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Jun 2019 21:00:00 GMT

Montreal catering company empowers Syrian refugee women
A catering company set up just over a year ago to help Syrian refugee ... exercise will teach the women about sales and customer service and get them to practice French and English. ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 09 Jun 2019 16:44:00 GMT

Student-funded scholarship helps Syrian student graduate from Wilfrid Laurier
Saleh came to Canada from Syria. Despite the war, she was able to complete her first degree in English literature ... Saleh now hopes to become an ESL teacher, just like her dad. "Before I arrived in ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:51:00 GMT

Leeds named one of UK\'s \'most welcoming\' cities for Syrian refugees
People have offered to teach them English, helped them to get involved and feel settled in their new city. "The Leeds Syrian community is very active and organised and they're very keen to give back. ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Jun 2019 08:43:00 GMT

The U.S. Ranks Worse Than 47 Countries for This Basic Freedom
While that's in the upper third of the world, ranked by RSF's abuse score, the U.S. is in the bottom 13 - that's out of 180 countries, putting the U.S. in the company of Syria, China ... Journalists ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:20:00 GMT

Rabbis ?humbled? to meet Syrian refugees supported by World Jewish Relief
Members of a delegation of six senior Orthodox rabbis said they felt ?humbled? to share a meal with Iraqi and Syrian refugees ... delegation later joined an English language class for ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 14 Jun 2019 04:48:00 GMT

Syrian ?man from the airport? starts new life in Vancouver
His late father was an engineer, his mother a teacher ... were spent learning English. The family relocated to the much larger city of Sweida, before Al-Kontar moved to Dubai in 2006 to pursue work ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 08 Jun 2019 07:09:00 GMT