Jennifer Madigan on The Bill Good ShowJennifer Madigan of the L2 Accent Reduction Centre and Larry Chan of Mosaic speak with Bill Good on the controversies of assisting immigrant workers. Callers place their frustrations with immigrants in the workplace.
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A spot on BTV
L2 Accent Reduction Centre's video interview with SpiceAn interview with Spice
Immigrant job seekers struggle in B.C.'s slow timesJuly 22nd, 2010
Riggi Ilano arrived in Canada at the wrong time. It was February 2009, and the financial crisis was crashing job markets while he was looking for work to support his wife and two children. Eight months later, the Philippine-born, Australian-educated financial analyst finally found work as a software technician.
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ESL job searchers turn to accent-reduction training in recession
July 17th, 2009
The economic downturn has led some B.C. residents who speak English as a second language to sign up for accent-reduction training.
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L2 Accent course helps single immigrant parents.January 14th, 2010
L2 Accent Reduction Centre has launched a new program called Fresh Start. It is targeted towards single immigrant parents.
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Student accents hinder new grads' job searches
January 23rd, 2009
Market conditions for graduating students continue to become increasingly competitive, and a top SFU advisor has a message for immigrant students: fix your accent.
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L2 Accent Reduction CentreNovember 23rd, 2009
An L2 Accent Reduction Centre article in Russian World.
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L2 Accent Reduction CentreOctober 16th, 2009
Jen's inspiration for the L2 Accent Reduction Centre in Korean.
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A Canadian accent pays offJuly 21st, 2009
Many new Canadians have encountered the hurdle of trying to prove themselves qualified during an initial phone job interview, all to have the call end quicker than expected, mostly because of their strong accent.
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A lesson in saving faceJuly 21st, 2009
When Jennifer Madigan was eight years old, her father came to her school to read a story to the class. She was shocked and dismayed when her classmates could not understand him.
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Heavy accents can impede career successJanuary 14th, 2009
Strategies including accent-reduction services and language immersion can lower barriers
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Immigrants breaking accent barriersNovember 10th, 2008
Trainer helps professionals new to Canada
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