Helping Immigrants Practice English

Jun 3, 2019 | by Rev. Joseph Kazadi

Early this year, we met with Texas Christian University students and the community stakeholders (Rev. Matt Ybañez, Vicki Ingle, Fannette Welton, Diana Cason, Ms. Lola Nelson-Spay of Mission Central, Dr. Pam Frable of TCU and Rev. Joseph Kazadi) to talk about the next steps in the immigrant integration initiative. As a result of these conversations, a five-week pilot conversation partner program was created. Through this new program, immigrant learners have opportunities to practice their English with English-speaking partners. Fourteen English language learners enrolled and participated in weekly one-hour conversations. Phase I of the development began the first semester and, based on the preliminary data, the pilot program appears to be elective. We will begin phase II in the fall of 2019. Ultimately, the Conversation Partners program will need to be self-sustaining. We envision recruiting community members to serve as the host partners along with students.

If you are interested in volunteering as a conversation partner, please contact Dr. Pam Frable at .