English Language Learning Articles

• Gaining Skills, Building Confidence

  posted 2/20/2023

  Integrated Education and Training Programs Prepare English Language Learners, High School Completion Students for High-Demand Careers

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• Jonas Ndeke

  posted 5/17/2019

  On May 4, 2019, Jonas Ndeke graduated from Central Michigan University with a master's degree in public health. It's a major accomplishment in what has been a long journey that began in Hawkeye's Metro Center.

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• Staff Excited About Hawkeye Opening New Adult Learning Center Downtown

  posted 1/11/2019

  The new Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center is now open in downtown Waterloo.

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• Omega Cabinets Breaking Barriers for Area Workers

  posted 2/22/2018

  Beginning in February, Omega Cabinets launched an onsite translating program with the help of Hawkeye Community College. The English Language Learning classes allow those who don't speak English to learn the language, acquire communication skills and be paid at the same time.

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• Supporters Make Their Mark on Hawkeye's New Urban Campus

  posted 11/29/2017

  Students, staff and supporters of Hawkeye Community College made their mark Tuesday on the new urban campus under construction downtown.

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• Program Expands Opportunities for Iowa's Immigrant Population

  posted 6/27/2016

  There were two things that Jonas Mayoke Ndeke didn't think of when he was granted a permanent U.S. resident visa: his lack of English skills and his now-meaningless advanced degrees.

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• Congolese immigrant to speak at English learners event

  posted 5/17/2016

  Christophe Shabani Kumbelu was college educated and worked as an accountant in his native country, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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• Burmese Refugee Mothers Building a New Life for Their Children

  posted 5/8/2016

  The children of Yin Yin Tun and Laldin Liana may never know the hardships their mothers have endured to provide them with safety, comfort, health and a good education.

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