Migrants language lessons rethink
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Free English lessons will be targeted at migrants who are poor or socially excluded, under government proposals.
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Finding the right words for tricky conversations with children.
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Every day, emergency responders and law enforcement officers nationwide help non-English-speaking people whose lives might be in immediate danger. The job is particularly challenging for small agencies in the South, which has seen a recent influx of Hispanic residents.
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An increasing number of American parents want their children to be bilingual if not multilingual.
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LONDON, Sep 14 (IPS) - "Let them come." The words set off fear in  rich   countries when spoken about migration, but used for  temporary and   controlled movement of labour, they can sound  sweet for both developed   and developing countries, a new study  argues.
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Researchers claim to have solved the mystery of the people who simply do not count. It could be because they are lost for words.
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By Steve Connor Many animals and plants threatened with extinction could be saved if scientists spent more time talking with the native people whose knowledge of local species is dying out as fast as their languages are being lost.
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Being English can be fraught with peril. Consider, for instance, the dilemma posed by peas.
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Trainee primary school language teachers are to spend a month's placement overseas.
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Moving on from what has been written by Dr. Khalid Al-Seghayer ('How Can We Best Utilize Non-Native English Teachers?' Arab News, Jan.
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Whether English is America&#039;s &quot;national language&quot; or its national &quot;common and unifying language&quot; was a question dominating the Senate immigration debate.
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System of 'earned citizenship' for new migrants outlined by Gordon Brown and Jacqui Smith
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Travelling to a foreign country can be intimidating. There is often a language barrier, different rules and regulations to follow and sometimes a fear of the unknown.
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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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Lessons from two world-traveling retirees.
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Migrants who want to become Australian citizens will have to take English exams and prove their knowledge of local history and customs under new guidelines introduced Monday by Prime Minister John Howard.
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"It's a real shame that Brits are avoiding visiting certain countries around the world due to language barriers and are therefore missing out on experiencing diverse cultures"  Britons avoid going on holiday to places where they cannot speak the language, a study said Friday, reporting sometimes embarrassingly low linguistic skills. via Middle East Times