Instead of welcoming each new immigrant as a potential instructor of his or her language in exchange for learning English, we have marginalized our immigrant population and reject their mother tongues while offering antiquated, often inaccessible English training.

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Some, like Ahmed, haven't seen their family for months, but, to fill the time, is learning English whilst being cared for.

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Under the proposals, parents will be required to take responsibility for their foreign-born children learning English at home, and being able to speak English will be made mandatory in a greater number of public sector jobs.

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And he restated his case for giving those already in America illegally a chance to become legal and a shot at eventual citizenship after paying a fine and back-taxes, learning English, working for several years and staying out of trouble.

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As a former English teacher and someone who has lived abroad I can understand the concerns of people who have posted here, but would like to clarify for those who are not familiar with English language learning.

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The class continues for about an hour with students repeating and learning greetings in English.

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If citizenship is a test to certain requirements, like learning English, paying a fine, then you actually get majority support for citizenship.

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The judge found that Ms English was given a "real job" at Viglen, with "enormous scope for advancement and learning".

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Although outsiders are sometimes enthusiastic about their children learning Gaelic, language campaigners admit that many locals have long thought that it is English that matters most for their bairns' future.

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