🇺🇸 The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency.
Mehreta, 32, said she learned English as an adult after moving to the U.S. and found pronunciation to be very difficult. She worries that adding a new speaking section based on photos, rather than personal questions, will make the test harder for others like her.
Another proposed change would make the civics section on U.S. history and government multiple-choice instead of the current oral short-answer format. But in the proposed multiple-choice format, the applicant would read that question and select the correct answer from the following choices:The applicant must know all five of the wars fought by the U.S. in the 1900s in order to select the one correct answer, Bliss said, and that requires a “significantly higher level of language proficiency and test-taking skill.”
“We have a lot of students that are refugees, and they’re coming from war-torn countries where maybe they didn’t have a chance to complete school or even go to school,” said Mechelle Perrott, a citizenship coordinator at San Diego Community College District’s College of Continuing Education in California.
Argentina Últimas Noticias, Argentina Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
One Piece English Dub Streaming on Crunchyroll Beginning July 5thThe English dub of OnePiece will begin streaming on Crunchyroll starting July 5th, and will include the anime's latest episodes as soon as they become available. / AnimeExpo AnimeExpo2023
Leer más »
One Piece's English-Dubbed Anime Is Coming to CrunchyrollIf subtitles aren't your thing, you're in luck; the English dub of Eiichiro Oda's global sensation will be available on the streamer July 5.
Leer más »
Breaking language barriers: PCC to teach truck driving, English in same classStarting this August, some commercial drivers license (CDL) classes at Pima Community College will teach English and truck driving at the same time.
Leer más »
English industrialist stole iron technique from Black metallurgistsA process for converting scrap metal into high-quality iron, which was crucial to the Industrial Revolution, was devised by Black metallurgists who were enslaved and transported to Jamaica by the British
Leer más »
One Piece English Dub Crunchyroll Release Date AnnouncedCrunchyroll has announced the release date for the One Piece English dub version of the long-running anime's first fourteen seasons.
Leer más »