by welcom14 | May 22, 2018 | Interview, Newcomer
NOUR KAADAN Musician What ESL programs have you used to help improve your language skills? Language skills were not a barrier for us; we had worked to improve our skills prior arriving to Toronto. We were prepared mentally for the change in culture and language. We...
by welcom14 | Jan 31, 2018 | ESL, Events, Interview
Our recent report Breaking the Language Barrier, we identified several challenges and needs of English as Second Language curriculum for newcomers. One of main frustrations newcomers had with existing ESL programs was that the “end-points of ESL classes rarely...
by welcom14 | Dec 14, 2017 | Events, Interview, Newcomer
We heard about Against the Grain Theater incorporating testimonies of refugees and displaced peoples settlement experience in their new production BOUND. We wanted to hear more about how they came to create this new performance and why the refugee crisis is the...
by welcom14 | Nov 7, 2017 | Interview
For our friends around the world: Français Español Türkçe Destin.ai founder and CEO Nargiz Mammadova sat down to tell us how she developed her artificial intelligence platform to help newcomers integrate, how it can help Canada become more inclusive and whats on the...
by welcom14 | Oct 27, 2017 | Interview
MCIS Language Solutions will host #MigrahackTO on November 3rd – 5th. This community hackathon brings together journalists, web developers and non-profit organizations. Together they will be educated on visualizing data, the stories behind the numbers and...
by welcom14 | Oct 18, 2017 | ESL, Interview
For our friends around the world: Français Türkçe We managed to fit into the busy schedule of On the Spot Language founder and winner of Jusoor Disruptor Lab for education and learning, Anesh Daya. We wanted to know more about his Newcomer Program, what this win...
