Complaints by passengers about Canterbury taxi drivers' language skills could see tougher English tests brought in.
Their poor English language skills also place them at a disadvantage in this country.
The experience also spurred him to brush up on his language skills before the Iraq trip.
The military has made a significant effort to recruit Muslims especially for critical language skills.
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The greatest impairment is found in attention, memory, judgment, decision-making, information processing and language skills.
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When immigration increases, physical skills become more plentiful relative to demand, but language skills become more scarce.
Is it any surprise that in 2006, 72% of incoming freshman were deficient in basic language skills?
Providence's proposal is designed to address a language skills deficiency found in many children from low-income families.
Instead, priority would shift to a merit-based system with points for things like education and language skills.
However, they should only work in the NHS if they have proven their competence and language skills.
The fact is that boys' language skills tend to lag behind those of girls' the world over.
In a high-stakes negotiation, as well as everyday bargaining situations, body language skills can give you an advantage.
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It is meant for the people in ASEAN in order to improve and strengthen the English language skills.
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India, with its English-language skills and common-law tradition is well-placed to secure a big share of the business.
But it is a valid career and can be a fabulous opportunity for someone with good language skills.
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Better language skills, she reckons, are a product less of market demand than of a general enthusiasm for China.
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Call-centres are rather better placed, as central Europe's language skills give it a big advantage over most other locations.
Their immigration systems are race-neutral and favor prospective immigrants who arrive with language skills, advanced degrees or capital to invest.
We find that the returns to English-language skills are on average higher for older workers and for more educated workers.
According to the Association of Graduate Recruiters, those who hire British graduates attach little importance to language skills in general.
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Since most jobs are a mix of physical and language skills, and people can change jobs, immigration might actually increase native wages.
In the process of sharing language skills, we learn correct pronunciation as well as the cultural nuances needed to convey and understand meaning.
But in the other, the labor demand for jobs with language skills increases as a result of more immigration, which in turn increases wages.
Grace has started a 12-week course of one-to-one electropalatography sessions with follow-up sessions over the next year to see if her language skills improve.
But many are well educated, with good language skills learned at religious schools and strong international support networks - many Christian churches are international.
And they can teach courses in languages other than English, allowing us to provide content to students who have little or no English language skills.
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The owner of another supply teachers' agency said schools might have legitimate concerns about English language skills - and that this might be misinterpreted as racism.
Combined with coaching lessons for parents, , the plan is designed to help poor children overcome a language skills deficit that develops before they even start kindergarten.
"Every time it would start off OK, and then they would drop the ball at some point, " usually because of gaps in language skills, he says.
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