Knowledge of another UN official language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, or Spanish) would be an added advantage.
They aren't taught subjects like science, or to read and write in Arabic, Yemen's official language.
In 2011, Tamazight became an official language in Morocco, taught alongside Arabic in schools.
The official language is Portuguese, after settlers first arrived in Mozambique in the 15th century.
Belgium, where the majority speak Dutch, would almost certainly choose French, Belgium's other official language.
While Catholic services today are celebrated in local languages, Latin remains the official language of the Roman Catholic church.
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These expressions may sound important--and like the official language of a club you'd like to join--but they make no sense.
It was only last year that the state finally recognized Tamazight, the Berber language, as an official language alongside Arabic.
Some critics argue it would be easier, not to mention cheaper, for the Commission to stick to just one official language.
While Ukrainian would remain the country's official language, Russian could be used in courts, hospitals, schools and other institutions in Russian-speaking regions.
"There is an official language in the middle of all this... and it's a good idea to learn it, " Mr Hodgkinson insisted.
He learned Portuguese, Latin and Spain's official language, Castilian, so that he could read geography books and try and map the world.
"Catalan could become an official language of the European Union, " he says.
The new law de facto grants Russian the status of an official language - but not the state one - in most of Ukraine.
Approximately 25 percent of immigrants come from countries where English is the dominant or official language, and another 20 percent come from Spanish-speaking countries.
There is no harm in declaring English the official language, but there is immense damage and lost opportunity if it is the only language.
The official language of the state shall be the Malay language and shall be in such script as may by written law be provided.
After all, Vietnam's next big international engagement is to host meetings of the regional club, the Association of South-East Asian Nations (official language: English).
Knowledge of another official language of UNESCO would be an asset.
The founding fathers considered, though briefly, making Greek the official language.
They overwhelmingly supported ballot initiatives that would make English the state's official language, deny bail to illegal immigrants who commit serious crimes and cut them off from education spending.
How would it be possible, considering that the Obama administration has scrubbed its official language clean of any unflattering reference whatsoever to Islam and will brook no criticism of it?
Arizona voters approved four separate measures that revealed their frustration with the endless influx of illegal aliens into that state, including one measure that makes English the official language of Arizona.
Although the manifesto softened the sharp attacks on Mr Clinton and the Democrats, and dropped its call for English to be made America's official language, it remained a solidly conservative document.
Luxembourg is Luxembourgish-speaking, although French is an official language.
Buzakhar said Tamazight's "deep-rooted" history as a native language -- which significantly predated Arabic's arrival in North Africa -- meant that regarding it as anything less than an official language was illogical.
But while upholding Arabic as the official language, the declaration stated that Libya's other languages "shall be deemed national ones" -- falling short of the level of recognition sought by Berber activists.
Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba whose father was a pillar of the relationship between France and Africa during his 41-year presidency announced plans last year to pick English as the country's second official language, alongside French.
He supports a ban on same-sex marriage, laws restricting abortion except in cases involving rape, incest or a threat to the life of the mother, and legislation that would make English the country's official language.
Ninth-grader Nicole Zido is already fluent in Cantonese, but her parents, both from Hong Kong, want her to learn Mandarin, China's official language, but Zido says she has her own motivation for wanting to learn the language.
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