Word: englishness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lowell residents were English concentrator Elizabeth V. Bedell and Karen A. Leal of the Classics Department. The North House representatives included Yuri Suzuki, a Physics concentrator, and Literature concentrator Lisa A. Estreich. English concentrator Allison L. Jernow and Evelyn S. Vincow, in Psychology. were the Quincy honorees...
...other women elected to the society were Maureen McLane, a History and Literature concentrator in Currier House, Laura H. Heijn, a dual concentrator in English and Visual andEnvironmental Studies (VES) of Adams, and EastAsian Languages and Civilizations concentratorCarolyn L. Evans of Cabot...
...With our construction projects, we don't pretend to remove poverty, but we try to make it more livable," Palos says. "We think that immediate help is important, but there's also the whole idea of teaching to fish. By teaching them English, we give the kids marketability; knowing English is an advantage in the job market. This is something [the teenager] can hold on to and he can use it to improve his own life...
Palos explains that although the Mexican children learn English in the public schools, in terms of speaking ability they learn nothing. "The kids themselves will tell you: English in the public schools is a joke," Palos says...
Duncan says that to teach English, the project this year is taking down 20 students, to be chosen from an estimated pool of four times as many applicants. But Wills says that, if necessary, "we can go up to 40 people...