Sentences with phrase «english official language»

But: all of this could be done without passing a law making English the official language.

Because this law not only makes English the official language but also mandates that English be used for government publications «unless otherwise required», that does mean that you can't take your driving test or get a ballot in Farsi or Spanish (at least, by the letter of the law), as you can in some stated.

Language: English official language; local dialect of English — Belizean Creole — widely spoken by all population groups.

In the 1980s, the U.S. English movement sought to make English the official language in the United States.

Proponents of ballot measures that would make English the official language of Arizona, Colorado, and Florida say they are confident of victory, but critics are hopeful that a recent controversy involving leaders of the movement will damage the campaign's credibility.

Ms. Chavez left her position with the group, which wants to make English the official language of the United States, after a memorandum written by its chairman, John Tanton, was made public.

Your support for making English the official language of the United States.

«She was FOR making English the official language in the House, AGAINST making English the official language as a Senator.»

If we don't sooner or later make English the official language and implement our way of doing things, we will soon see ourselves bending and bending to accommodate those that will never assimilate until they totally take over.

Not exact matches

English and Maltese are the country's two official languages — and nearly 90 percent of the population speaks English.

Add to this that English is the official language, business laws are based on British laws with protections for investors, and the lower cost of living and you can enjoy a high quality of life for much less.

Though English is its most commonly spoken language, the U.S. has no official language.

An international meeting place with four official languages — none of them English, though everyone speaks it — Zurich has always been a mix of cultures, cuisine and attitudes.

Realistically, it is hard to imagine anyone being able to understand complex legal reasoning in both official languages - and, furthermore, to demonstrate convincingly that they had the ability to do so - unless they already had some experience using both English and French in a work environment.

Maltese and English are the official languages.

-1384), who produced the first English Bible (in 1382, not keeping it in Latin as the official language of the church), was condemned by Pope Gregory XI, issuing five edicts against him.

«We are ready to reconsider the case of Compassion International, the US donor, which was put under «prior permission category» for alleged violation of [FCRA],» one senior Home Ministry official toldIndia Today, an English - language news magazine based near New Delhi.

One Indian official toldIndia Today, an English - language news magazine based near Delhi, that the government was willing to reconsider Compassion's case, but nothing came of it.

In some official circles «developmentally disabled» is now prescribed in place of «retarded,» but one wonders whether the improvement of sentiment is worth the loss of brevity; one thinks of «Persons with primary language other than English (PLOTEs).»

In more than 70 countries English is the official or semiofficial language.

English, French and German were the official languages of the conference, and the interpreters were wonderfully competent in both translation and condensation.

The British influence accounts for the fact that the principal language of Singapore is English (other official languages are Tamil, Malay, and Cantonese), but the British had a much lesser impact on the food.

A list of ingredients of the product submitted on the official letterhead of the manufacturer, signed, and dated (if in a foreign language, submit the original along with a copy of the English translation).

For Doherty, the job entailed organizing national meetings, minutes and teleconference calls, and translating everything official from English into French and vice versa to meet Canada's dual - language protocols.

The World Rugby Handbook is available in the three World Rugby official languages (English, French and Spanish).

The country's official language is Spanish, although most Cubans working in the tourism industry can speak English.

The state's top education officials are calling a computer issue that interfered with statewide English language testing «inexcusable.»

The Government of Ghana states that the official language of Ghana is English, [2] and is spoken by 67.1 % of the inhabiting population of Ghana.

India has English language as 2nd official despite British rule in 19 - 20 centuries.

Location of Ghana (dark green) Location of Ghana (dark green) Capital Accra 5 ° 33 ′ N 0 ° 12 ′ W Official languages English [2][3] National languages

Other countries, such as the UK, have no official language, but, of course, the UK uses English for communications with the EU.

Advocates and local elected officials have pushed for a more comprehensive outreach plan by the state to ensure the tens of thousands of residents, many of whom are minorities and speak a language other than English at home, know about the need for testing.

Spanish is, and has been, the only official language of the entire Commonwealth judiciary system, despite a 1902 English - only language law.

He explained that the President should have spoken in English, the official language of the country, adding that it was only English that the entire Nigeria would be able to hear and understand if he was the person who spoke.

Flaws in many students» test booklets during the English language arts exam last week spurred complaints from frustrated school officials, who say the errors further undermine confidence in the Common Core assessments — already repudiated by Long Island parents pulling their children from the exams in record numbers.

Enrollment districtwide increased by about 1,500 students last school year with a majority in need of English language services, Hempstead officials have said.

The UK as a whole does not have an official language, though I think that the devolved Scottish and Welsh governments have made statements that recognize English plus Scots Gaelic and Welsh respectively as joint official languages.)

A senior MEP has said English would be dropped as an EU official language once the UK leaves the bloc, unless rules are changed.

Interestingly, once the UK goes there will be no countries in the EU which have notified the EU that English is their official language.

Speaking in English, Huebner said EU rules allow member state to notify only one official language each, not two or more.

As officials prepare to administer the English language arts exams this week to students in grades 3 through 8, some are expecting similar refusal numbers this year.

Circumstance does not transform an upstate congresswoman, who once boasted of keeping guns under her bed and pushed English as the official language of the United States, into an avatar of progressivism in 2017.

The advisory group is the direct result of a Jan. 23 meeting, organized by UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus, which gathered together 40 teachers from the UFT's English language learner focus group to discuss their concerns with top city and state officials.

«Eaglespeak was the official language of the Parliamentary Labour Party and had been devised to meet the ideological needs of Ingsoc, or English Socialism.

Officials also said that Inwood 52 would not lose its marching band or arts rooms and refuted claims that the co-location would harm Inwood 52's ability to serve English language learners and students with disabilities.

The ads, which began appearing on bus shelters, phone kiosks and newsstands across the city Tuesday morning, have been printed in three languages — English, Spanish and Russian — to reflect communities with the highest rates of violence, officials said.

Although French is the official language in some countries, the primary language spoken on missions in general is English.

Examiners all have at least a first university degree in science or engineering and work in the three official languages of the EPO: English, French, and German.

You can write your Ph.D. thesis in English, French, German, or Italian (and possibly even in Rumansch — Switzerland?s fourth official language).

The official language of the most important events is typically English, but you could also be called upon to deliver your talk in a local language.