In another recent competitiveness report Thailand ranked 54th out of 56 countries globally for English-language proficiency, the second-lowest in Asia.
Since then, he has played down his language proficiency, bolstered during childhood summers spent at his mother's family estate in Brittany.
If an employee or new college graduate has the right skills, language proficiency or needed knowledge, companies may sponsor or transfer an employee and cover a few expenses.
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The school adopted a bilingual program for all students, regardless of language proficiency, in the 1960s after receiving a wave of Cuban immigrants fleeing the 1959 communist revolution.
Differences in access persist, especially in terms of adults who have high-speed broadband at home, but they have become significantly less prominent over the years -- and have disappeared entirely when other demographic factors (including language proficiency) are controlled for.
Fifty-five percent of New York students met the English Language Arts proficiency standards in 2012 by scoring at least a 3 on a scale of 1 to 4, and 65 percent scored at least a 3 on the math tests.
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For starters, the two-year degree is housed at the Fletcher School, which specializes in international affairs, not business. (Tufts doesn't have a business school.) All students have previous international experience and they are required to demonstrate proficiency in a second language.
Another is the 2008 executive order requiring city agencies to implement language access for New Yorkers with limited English proficiency.
The legacy of the Soviet years has left a mark which the country carries with it into its EU era: Many Russian-speakers complain of discrimination, saying strict language laws make it hard to get jobs or citizenship without proficiency in Estonian.
There were 4.7 million students classified as "English language learners" those who have not yet achieved proficiency in English in the 2009-10 school year, or about 10 percent of children enrolled, according to the most recent figures available from the U.S. Department of Education.
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