The nationalist Convergence and Union coalition wants a burqa ban and to make future immigrants take Catalan-language tests.
Although curry chefs could be said to possess skills not found here, many may not speak English, and so would fail the language tests now being imposed.
Also in 2012, about 84% of its eighth-graders met or exceeded state standards for English Language Arts tests, compared with 50% statewide.
Complaints by passengers about Canterbury taxi drivers' language skills could see tougher English tests brought in.
That's why experts urge schools to give students with dyslexia extra time on tests, waive foreign language requirements and grade separately for creativity and spelling.
After ten weeks of Tai Chi classes, the study group showed significant improvements in tests of their memory, language, attention, stress, mood and fatigue.
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They also assessed their physical and neurological health, and carried out tests - including memory, language and abstract reasoning - to evaluate their condition.
"The preseason tests spoke a quite clear language: the Red Bull looks super competitive again -- and Sebastian is only 24, so he still has an enormous potential to fill, " Ecclestone said.
"We will carry out English tests but I do not think language is going to be an issue, " he said.
No, you probably took a class, took tests and read books to master the language.
But the NUT said candidates who needed several resits to pass the tests were dyslexic, had English as an additional language, or were less familiar with the on-line testing system.
The consultation paper "sets out proposals to remove or reduce the language support given to non-English speaking candidates taking theory and practical driving tests".
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And despite years of mandatory English-language classes in secondary school, the Japanese score lowest among rich countries on English tests.
In addition to the essay section, the Writing section of the SAT tests the deviation between standard written English and the way we actually speak the language.
Some civil-rights groups also argue that by relying too heavily on standardised tests to decide whether a child goes up a grade or not, pupils whose first language is not English are at a disadvantage.
Dr Studdert-Kennedy maintains that speech moves in a fluid stream of sound that has little resemblance to the discrete tones used in Dr Merzenich's hearing tests, and that dyslexia probably stems from a high-level problem in the brain's language system that is simply not yet understood.
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