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Amid the calls for fluency tests, we need a more inclusive approach to languages in this country

By Shirin Hirsch Filed Under: Ethnicity Posted: January 22, 2016

In light of David Cameron’s push on English language fluency for Muslim women, with testing that could even lead to threat of deportation, researcher Dr Shirin Hirsch argues that a far more ‘inclusive’ approach to languages is needed within British society. A front page for The Daily Express recently claimed that English was starting to […]

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