Unemployed 'must learn English'
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Jobless people who cannot speak English will have to learn the language or face benefit cuts under new plans.
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Premier Gordon Brown Thursday pledged to make English the world's "language of choice", announcing a huge programme to boost teaching and access to resources, particularly in China and India.
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From wardrobe malfunctions to erectile dysfunction, it's been a tough year all around for the guardians of English &#151; language purists from blue, red and battleground states who long to say "You're fired!" to offensive words and phrases.
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If you canât manage a trip abroad to learn a foreign language, the Internet and a broadband computer connection may do the job, too.
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Schemes to improve adults' English and maths skills need to be more "creative and responsive", a report says.
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Modern foreign language lessons could become compulsory for the first time in England's primary schools.
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Insistence on an official language means complications for a diverse work force.
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A combination of poorer schools and a rise in local dialects has hurt English proficiency in the Phillipines.
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Lone parents with children aged over seven will be required to look for a job as part of the government's "something for something" new welfare system, the work and pensions secretary, Peter Hain, said today.
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Employers are urged to help improve the basic skills of the workforce by the government.
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Immigrants should carry out community work before being granted UK citizenship, Gordon Brown says.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard   has called on migrants, particularly Muslims, to integrate into   Australian society by quickly learning English -- sparking   warnings his comments may lead to race riots.
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Hundreds of newly-qualified teachers in Wales cannot find work because too many of them have been trained.
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Aspiring British citizens will be put on probation for at least one year to show they can speak English, pay their taxes, abide by the law and have integrated into local life, the government proposed on Wednesday.
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Languages should become a standard part of the English primary school curriculum, a report is expected to say.
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Learning English must be "an absolute top priority" for migrants to the UK, Hazel Blears says.
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More than half the members of ethnic minorities in Britain believe immigrants should speak English, a survey suggests.