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Adriano Espaillat: “Very often English-language learners are expected to be proficient, English proficient in like a very short period of…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2022
Very often English-language learners are expected to be proficient, English proficient in like a very short period of time.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

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Espaillat highlights unrealistic expectations for English-language learners' proficiency.

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