A lot of Support
The hardest part of any journey is the first few steps, and after that it's routine. Due to the high number of Spanish L1 students, there are an awful lot of bilingual text books and references at the school. I see this as a good thing, however a problem of equity comes up when speakers of other languages do not have similar materials made available to them. The issue boils down to funding. The program is always tight on funds and spending money on materials that don't reach the masses tend to go undersupported. The staff is a two-person wreaking crew that can only get so much done every day, so it makes sense they don't have a larger variety of option available, but they are continually re-assessing the needs of the student base and trying to make improvements.
Below is an example of a textbook found in the beginners class. I worry that speakers of other languages will be discouraged by lack of support.
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