U of I students use Spanish language skills to help the Indianapolis area's growing Hispanic community, resulting in better academic performance and job placement for Hispanic residents.
Students work in schools, job centers, shelters and preschools.
Ind. - University of Indianapolis students are using their Spanish language skills to help the area's growing Hispanic community, resulting in better academic performance and job placement for Hispanic residents. There has been tremendous growth of the Latino population in this area. Even though they are U.S. citizens, they may have lived in areas where Spanish is the main spoken language, and for them English is a second language. The students spend four hours a week helping preschoolers through adults become proficient in English. Elementary school youngsters receive help understanding what their teachers say and how to converse with their peers.