Some colleges reportedly plan to end a English test that has been part of their entrance process, a move that would seemingly reduce demand for English-language study.

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Potential entrants have to speak a higher standard of English and the "post-study work route" to staying on has been closed, unless graduates have an offer of one of a list of skilled jobs.

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The study, which focuses largely on English-speaking countries, looks at the price of housing relative to household income.

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At the moment, 14 to 16-year-olds in England have to study English, maths, science, design and technology, modern foreign languages, information and communications technology and PE.

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Why does a study-abroad program in a small, English-speaking country on the edge of Europe matter in a time of austerity and budget crises?

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At age 16 in 1973, Son--who dropped his family's adopted Japanese name, Yasumoto, in favor of the ancestral Son--arrived in Berkeley, Calif. to study English.

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It follows a two-year pilot study which identified and mapped 14, 807 orchards in nine English counties, including Cumbria, Cambridgeshire, Devon and Somerset.

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But fewer students want to study humanities subjects: English departments awarded more bachelor's degrees in 1970-71 than they did 20 years later.

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Their long-term prospects were dim: economists who study the fortunes of immigrants say that education and knowledge of English are the predictors of success.

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