University students are teaching English and helping immigrants study for the citizenship test. The students/tutors benefit as much as the people they are helping. - - Donna Poisl
BY JOHN DOETKOTT |
A Mexican man in his early 40s sat focused at the end of a long table, stumbling over his pronunciation of “fireworks.” Not far away, a woman studied for the U.S. citizenship test, easily answering questions about Supreme Court justices and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
On Thursday night, UI students helped immigrants transcribe Spanish thoughts into English words in West Liberty, a small town 30 minutes away from Iowa City. As the group members came together to share their summer stories, smiles and laughter lingered about the room like the small girl circling the tables, patiently waiting for her mother to finish her lesson.
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