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For the councilor of this training, Gloria Martín, ignorance of the language is one of the most relevant causes of social exclusion of the immigrant citizen, so it is necessary for administrations to implement measures to alleviate this problem

The councilor of Izquierda Unida Verdes, Gloria Martín, has asked the City Council of Lorca and the Ministry of Education of the regional government to promote Spanish courses for foreign residents in the Popular University and the Official School of Languages, respectively.

According to data from the Municipal Register, the group of citizens with a larger immigrant background in Ciudad del Sol is Moroccan, composed of almost 9,000 people, representing 9.5 per cent of the total population of the municipality (93,513 inhabitants) .

1,496 neighbors come from Romania and there are other important colonies of non-Spanish speaking citizens such as Britons (361), Bulgarians (335) or Ghanaians (382).

However, the Official School of Languages ​​only offers courses in English, French and Italian, while the Popular University dedicates part of its continuing education to the teaching of English, German, French, Chinese and Japanese.

For Gloria Martín, ignorance of the language is one of the most relevant causes of social exclusion of the immigrant citizen, so it is necessary for administrations to implement measures to alleviate this problem.

"Communication not only fosters interpersonal interaction but also is the most important way to acquire knowledge of a culture, which are essential to integrate into a society," said the mayor of IU-Verdes who also said that there are " A strong demand "for the learning of Spanish by this part of the local community.

In that sense, the councilor announced that from Albaraka Lorca, a non-profit cultural association dedicated to promoting actions to facilitate the participatory integration of Muslims in society, will start a collection of signatures to support this initiative.

"It is important that we strive to develop an awareness of the equality and dignity of all people as a precondition for knowledge and respect for cultural differences, enhancing the culture of dialogue and coexistence in an intercultural framework," Martín explained. Who "City Council and Autonomous Community have a pending subject in this regard".

Source: IU-verdes Lorca