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Testimony by Uliana Danilova, Former ESL Student at Adult Learning Center, City Tech CUNY
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Uliana Danilova, a former ESL student at City Tech CUNY's Adult Learning Center, shared her experience of learning English and becoming part of the community in New York City. She expressed gratitude for the support she received and her current role in helping other students as a program assistant and volunteer.
- Danilova initially struggled with understanding and speaking English upon arrival in New York
- She found English classes and support at City Tech CUNY, which helped her integrate into the community
- Now working as a program assistant at the Adult Learning Center, she volunteers to help other students learning English
Uliana Danilova
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afternoon.
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I'm Ulyana Daniilova, and I'm a former ESL student at Adult Learning Center, CT Tech, Uni.
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And I want to share my story too.
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When I first arrived in New York, I couldn't understand what people were saying to me and I couldn't speak English.
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It wasn't easy for me because I wanted to become a part of community and be able to communicate other people.
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And I started to look for English classes.
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And I found classes at City Tech CUNY.
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There I found not just English teacher.
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Also I found people who were ready to help me in other situations.
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They told me about living in New York City, about different resources for immigrants.
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And I'm happy to be a part of this community now.
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Now I can speak English more confident.
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And I'm working at adult learning center, CT Tech CUNY, as a program assistant.
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And I am happy to be able to help other students and other people who have difficulties with learning English and
Rita Joseph
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other
Uliana Danilova
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stuff.
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And also, I want to pay back and support other students.
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This is the reason why I volunteer at English Express classes and at the Student Conversation Club.
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And I want to say thank you to the city council members to their support and funding.