It is important for refugees and immigrants to learn Icelandic in order to find jobs, says Mary Luz Suárez Ortis, who moved with her two sons to Iceland from Columbia in 2007.
The Icelandic government recently agreed to accept 50 refugees from Syria, Eritrea, Somalia, and Iraq. The first group will arrive in October. Since 1956, Iceland has accepted 511 refugees.
Read more: Refugees of love
Frederico, the older of the two brothers, says the best way to learn a language is to spend time with locals. “Surround yourself with Icelanders who are willing to assist you and correct you when you make mistakes. It’s also important that they speak Icelandic to you, and not English,” he told the National Broadcasting Service.
Read more: Go north!
It is important for refugees and immigrants to learn Icelandic in order to find jobs, says Mary Luz Suárez Ortis, who moved with her two sons to Iceland from Columbia in 2007.
The Icelandic government recently agreed to accept 50 refugees from Syria, Eritrea, Somalia, and Iraq. The first group will arrive in October. Since 1956, Iceland has accepted 511 refugees.
Read more: Refugees of love
Frederico, the older of the two brothers, says the best way to learn a language is to spend time with locals. “Surround yourself with Icelanders who are willing to assist you and correct you when you make mistakes. It’s also important that they speak Icelandic to you, and not English,” he told the National Broadcasting Service.
Read more: Go north!
