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InToronto,speakingEnglishcanbethefirststeptoclear,effectivecommunication.Absiyeidentifies"

5C’s"

fornewimmigrants;

theyarefivemajorchallenges,allstartingwiththeletterC:

1.Colour:

barriersasrelatedtoraceandappearance.

2.CulturalConfusion:

newcomersmayexpectonethingofCanadaandexperiencesomethingdifferent.

3.Climate:

itisoftenshockingtonewcomersthatuptosevenmonthsoutoftheyeararespentindoors.

4.Computers:

manynewimmigrantsarenotasexperiencedwithtechnologyasweexpectthemtobeandthiscanpreventthemfromaccessingsomeinformation.

5.Communication:

notbeingabletoconversewiththepeoplearoundyoucanleadtofrustration,isolationandmissedopportunities.

AbsiyecallscommunicationakeysteptosettlementandconsiderslanguagebarriersoneofthebiggestproblemsnewcomerswillfacewhentheymovetoCanada.

Accordingtoa2005studybyStatisticsCanada,oneinfournewcomersfoundlearningEnglishorFrenchtobeoneofthebiggestchallengesintheirsettlementprocess.Theyconsidereditthesecondbiggestdifficultyonlyafterfindinganadequatejob,whichcanalsobeaffectedbyanewcomer’sabilitytospeakEnglish.

Analysesofdatafromthe2006Censusonimmigrationandcitizenship,conductedbyStatsCanada,showedthat70percentoftheforeign-bornpopulationdoesnotspeakEnglishorFrenchasafirstlanguage.ThisgroupisformedmainlybyimmigrantswhoarrivedinCanadabetween2001and2006–closeto1,110,000newcomers.

TickettoEmployment

TheemploymentrateofimmigrantsincreaseswiththeirabilitytospeakEnglish.NewcomerswithstrongerEnglisharealsomorelikelytofindjobsrelatedtotheirpreferredfields.

ThisiswhyitcanbesobeneficialtoattendanESLclass,joinadiscussioncircleorseekoutasettlementagencyforhelpwiththeEnglishlanguage,especiallywhentheseservicesarebothexcellentandfree.Theskillsnewcomerscanlearnintheseclasseswillalsomakeday-to-daylifeeasier,likecommunicatingwithadoctor.

AlthoughtheCanadiangovernmentguaranteesthisfreedom（equalaccesstohealthcare）amongothers,liketherighttoafairtrial,itisnotalwayspossibletofindatranslator,particularlyatthelastminute.ThisiswhynewcomerscanbenefitfromarmingthemselveswithEnglishlanguageskills.

"

Therearehealthcareproviderswhotrytoaccommodatetheirpatientsasmuchaspossible,butthesecasesaremoretheexceptionthantherule,"

saysDr.MarcoA.Fiola,anAssociateProfessorwiththeSchoolofGraduateStudiesatRyersonUniversity.

Incaseslikethat,itisobvioushowvaluableindependencecanbe.Itisablessingnothavingtoseekatranslatoreverytimeyouneedtobuynewclothesordosomebanking.

ManynewcomersmakeaneffortshortlyaftertheirarrivalinCanadatolearnEnglish.AccordingtoCanada’s2006Census,sixmonthsafterarrivinginCanada,58percentofimmigrantsreportedbeingabletospeakEnglishwellorverywell.Afterlivinghereforfouryears,69percentsaidtheycouldspeakEnglishwellorverywell.Thismaybedueinpartbecause45percentofnewcomerstaketraininginEnglish.

ThisisnottosaythatthesenewcomersareasfluentinEnglishasthosewhohavespokenitalltheirlives–forsomeimmigrants,Englishcomeseasilyinsomesituationsbutnotinothers.

Forexample,theywillbecompletelyfluentinEnglishfortheirworkpurposes,butoncetheyarehome,theyreverttotheirhomelanguage,oroncetheyareatthedoctor’soffice,theyneedtheservicesofaninterpreter…theydon’tknowthewordsforthingsorconceptsthatgobeyondacertainareaoftheirlives,"

saysDr.Fiola.

Whilemoreresearchisnecessaryinthisarea,itisapparentthatnewcomerswhoseekhelpwiththeirEnglishskillswillhaveabetterqualityoflifeinCanada,particularlyiftheywishtobefreeoflanguagebarriersinday-to-daysituations.

Dr.FiolabelievesmanynewcomerswhocanmaintaintheirnativetongueandculturewhilelearningEnglishandexperiencinglifeinTorontocanbeextremelyhappy.

LearningEnglishdoesnotmeangivingupculture,backgroundoranativetongue,it’ssimplyaddinganewandvaluableskillthatwillmakethetransitionmuchsmootherformostnewcomers.

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TheImportanceofSpeakingPractice

Thereare4keyskillswhenyoulearnalanguage:

1.listening

2.speaking

3.reading

4.writing

Whichoneoftheseisthe"

Odd-One-Out"

?

Whichoneoftheseisdifferentfromtheotherthree?

Theanswerisspeaking.Theotherthreeyoucandoalone,onyourown,withoutanyoneelse.Youcanlistentotheradioalone.Youcanreadabookalone.Youcanwritealetteralone.Butyoucan'

treallyspeakalone!

Speakingtoyourselfcanbe"

dangerous"

becausemeninwhitecoatsmaycomeandtakeyouaway!

!

Thatiswhyyoushouldmakeeveryeffortpossibletofindsomebodytospeakwith.WherecanyoufindpeoplewhocanspeakEnglishwithyou?

Andhowcanyoupractisespeakingwhenyouarealone?

AtSchool

Ifyougotoalanguageschool,youshouldusetheopportunitytospeaktoyourteachersandotherstudents.Whenyougohome,youcanstillpractiselistening,readingandwriting,butyouprobablycan'

tpractisespeaking.Ifyourteacherasksyouaquestion,taketheopportunitytoanswer.Trytosayasmuchaspossible.Ifyourteacherasksyoutospeakinpairsorgroupswithotherstudents,trytosayasmuchaspossible.Don'

tworryaboutyourmistakes.Justspeak!

ConversationClubs

Manycitiesaroundtheworldhaveconversationclubswherepeoplecanexchangeonelanguageforanother.Lookinyourlocalnewspapertofindaconversationclubnearyou.Theyareusuallyfreealthoughsomemaychargeasmallentrancefee.

Shopping

IfyouarelivinginanEnglish-speakingcountry,youhaveawonderfulopportunity.Practisespeakingtothelocalpeoplesuchasshopassistantsortaxidrivers.Evenifyoudon'

twanttobuyanything,youcanaskquestionsaboutproductsthatinterestyouinashop."

Howmuchdoesthiscost?

"

CanIpaybycheque?

Whichdoyourecommend?

Oftenyoucanstartarealconversation-anditcostsyounothing!

PubsandBars

Evenifyoudon'

tliveinanEnglish-speakingcountry,thereareoftenAmerican,British,IrishandAustralianpubsinmanylargecities.Ifyoucanfindoneofthesepubs,you'

llprobablymeetmanypeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstorsecondlanguage.

LanguageisallaroundYou

Everywhereyougoyoufindlanguage.Shopnames,streetnames,advertisements,noticesonbusesandtrains...EvenifyouarenotinanEnglish-speakingcountry,thereareoftenalotofEnglishwordsyoucanseewhenwalkinginthestreet,especiallyinbigcities.Andtherearealwaysnumbers.Carnumbers,telephonenumbers,housenumbers...Howcanthishelpyou?

Whenyouwalkdownthestreet,practisereadingthewordsandnumbersthatyousee.Saythemtoyourself.It'

snotexactlyaconversation,butitwillhelpyouto"

think"

inEnglish.Forexample,ifyouwalkalongalineofparkedcars,saythenumberoneachcarquicklyasyoupassit.Testyourself,toseehowfastyoucanwalkandstillsayeachnumber.Butdon'

tspeaktooloud!

SongsandVideo

ListentothewordsofanEnglish-languagesongthatyoulike.Thenrepeatthemtoyourselfandtrytosingwiththemusic.Repeatthewordsasmanytimesaspossibleuntiltheybecomeautomatic.Soonyou'

llbesingingthewholesong.Orlistentooneofyourfavouriteactorsonvideoandrepeatoneortwosentencesthatyoulike.Doituntilitbecomesautomatic.It'

sgoodpracticeforyourmemoryandforthemouthmusclesthatyouneedforEnglish.

Aboveall,don'

tbeafraidtospeak.Youmusttrytospeak,evenifyoumakemistakes.Youcannotlearnwithoutmistakes.Thereisa