June 13, 2010
Iraqi Refugees, Desperately Seeking English
Sandy Huffaker for The Chronicle
Fresh from Iraq, students at Cuyamaca College, near San Diego, crowd into classrooms for courses in English as a Second Language, crucial to their future in the United States.
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Sandy Huffaker for The Chronicle
Fresh from Iraq, students at Cuyamaca College, near San Diego, crowd into classrooms for courses in English as a Second Language, crucial to their future in the United States.
El Cajon, Calif.
Alicia Muñoz remembers when she began to notice something unusual at Cuyamaca College. In November 2008, Ms. Muñoz, the lead instructor of English as a Second Language, was surprised to see that classes for the following spring semester were already full—odd, since ESL students usually registered late. That December, 60 students were shut out of the assessment test required for enrollment in the classes, because there were no more seats available. In fact, students had
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