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People in the U.S. with limited English proficiency are particularly vulnerable to cybercrime. LPETTET/E+ via Getty Images

January 29, 2024

Cybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected

Fawn Ngo, University of South Florida

The federal government’s web portal for reporting cybercrimes is of little use if you have limited proficiency with English.

July 18, 2023

Non-native English speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up, global research reveals

Tatsuya Amano, The University of Queensland

Our research found non-native English speakers face higher rejection rates and 12.5 times more revisions than their native English-speaking counterparts. But there are solutions.

Parents in households that spoke languages other than English expressed concerns over their children’s English-language development. (Shutterstock)

April 19, 2022

Immigrant families had to fend for themselves during online schooling

Emma Chen, University of Saskatchewan

COVID public health measures included school closures and a shift to online learning. This placed immigrant families at a disadvantage as they saw to their children’s emotional and educational needs.

English language teachers should encourage students to draw on their own mother tongues. Here, children participate in learning to help Syrian refugee youths prepare for school at the H.appi Camp in Toronto, July 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

November 10, 2020

Language learning in Canada needs to change to reflect ‘superdiverse’ communities

Ria Angelo, University of Bath

How we teach languages has not evolved much from the traditional grammar-based mode of instruction, and this approach alone marginalizes students’ existing knowledge and communication abilities.

Multilingual students have made steady progress in recent years, new research shows. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

July 17, 2018

Multilingual learners doing better in US schools than previously thought

Karen D. Thompson, Oregon State University and Michael J Kieffer, New York University

Despite reports that multilingual students’ academic progress has ‘stalled,’ researchers find new reasons to be optimistic about how they are faring in US schools.

Learning difficulties or challenges such as dyslexia or Autism Spectrum Disorder may be masked by language ability for students from non-English speaking backgrounds. Shutterstock

June 17, 2018

Three issues language proficiency can hide for students from non-English speaking backgrounds

Clemence Due, University of Adelaide and Sally Baker, UNSW Sydney

Difficulty with English language can mask other difficulties culturally and linguistically diverse students may have, such as Austism or dyslexia.

Inflexible structures of higher education and competing demands related to settlement often make transition difficult for refugees, despite their desire to work hard. Shutterstock

May 29, 2018

Universities need to do more to support refugee students

Sally Baker, UNSW Sydney and Jaya Dantas, Curtin University

Without developing a better understanding of the challenges refugee students face, we run the risk of further disadvantaging refugee students in Australia.

Filtering information. pathdoc/Shutterstock

April 3, 2018

The English language is the world’s Achilles heel

Guillaume Thierry, Bangor University

Having English as a common language can and does lead to problems.

Starting a new school can often feel overwhelming. from www.shutterstock.com

March 26, 2017

Drawings reveal the struggles and triumphs of child refugees in their first six months of high school

Amanda Hiorth, The University of Melbourne

Child refugees talk about their experience of transitioning into a new high school in Australia.

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