Employer, College ‘Rise’ to the Occasion for English Language Learners
6 Dec 2021
News, Eau Claire
Maria Gabriela Mouzawak shows up at Rise Baking Company with a smile, ready to work. She quickly packs cookies into a box for distribution.
She likes what she does, and she’s good at it. But there was one aspect of her life she wanted to improve.
Mouzawak, an immigrant from Venezuela, wasn’t easily able to communicate with her coworkers. As a Spanish speaker, she was having a difficult time with the English language.
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