| 单词 | first language |
| 例句 | She taught me English as my first language. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She says it like English is not my first language. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z My mom made sure English was the first language I spoke. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z No, he told the judge, English wasn’t his first language; that would be Nahuatl, the Mexican Indian tongue. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s got an accent, like Spanish is his first language. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Today, by far the largest number of people whose first language is English live in North America, with others scattered over the globe in Britain, Australia, and other countries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “My grandfather swore in his first language. It drove my grandmother crazy, because she didn’t speak it. But she sang in Italian when she cooked, so...” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Grandma had started speaking only in Spanish, her first language, as she became weaker, so I didn’t understand a lot of what she was saying. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I’m not a disciplinary transfer, and even though English is not my first language, I know I don’t belong here. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “We’re going to Chihuahua,” I lied in perfect Spanish, a task that was not difficult, since Spanish was our first language. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Here he was in fifth grade, near the end of his very first language arts class with Mrs. Granger, and Nick could feel a homework assignment coming the way a farmer can feel a rainstorm. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew English wasn’t their first language and had real doubts about how much they were even following what I said, but when I finished, they erupted into vigorous applause. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “He was understandably nervous considering taking on the role of the Lincoln Lawyer when you’re not using your first language,” she said. For ‘The Lincoln Lawyer,’ Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Climbs in the Front Seat 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z “I don’t know my first because the invaders, the colonizers, had taken my first language away from me, therefore the only language that I have access to is the colonizers’ language.” Two Artists, Continents Apart, and a Shared Language of Struggle 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z "They were for the benefit of those for whom English is not their first language," he said, but added: "We did fight the matter quite hard because it's perfectly comprehensible." Ken Loach bemoans censors' cuts 2012-05-22T15:42:09Z His first language is Swahili, but English became his literary language. Nobel Prize in literature awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z “They saved their money and worked seven days,” says Lieu, whose first language was Mandarin. Ted Lieu is out-tweeting Trump, and it’s making him a political star 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z This is probably the time to note that the painting’s first language was “pre-revolutionary French.” Review: In ‘The Improbability of Love’ by Hannah Rothschild, an Art-World Caper 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Even if we lose a language after early childhood and no longer speak it in adulthood, learning it will be easier because of deep-seated neural settings permanently etched by that first language. The Biases We Hold Against the Way People Speak 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z “I am sorry. I am perhaps not clear. English is not my first language.” Perspective | My life was upended for 35 years by a cancer diagnosis. A doctor just told me I was misdiagnosed. 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z What unites Huws's protean output is her interest in translation – not least because she grew up speaking Welsh as her first language. Artist of the week 128: Bethan Huws 2011-03-02T16:09:17Z “They were concerned a lot about the way that I delivered the words, and I was like, ‘This is not my first language.’ Gael García Bernal: ‘Donald Trump calls Mexicans rapists and drug dealers. It’s hate discourse’ 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Unable to speak Portuguese — her first language is French — she used photography to communicate with those around her, and her photos were published in national and international magazines, including Life, Aperture and Realidade. Brazil’s Defender of the Indigenous Brings Their Fight to the Shed 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z I've been doing films for 20 years this August, and it's great, but it's not my first language – talking and speaking is. Kevin Smith: has radio killed a video star? 2011-07-29T11:42:01Z For Moner, who was born in Cleveland and learned Spanish as a first language through her Peruvian mom, playing Dora presented the opportunity to explore her own heritage. New live-action ‘Dora’ features a more grown up explorer 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Still, a small radio made it possible for him to eavesdrop on his first language—an invisible connection that exiles and émigrés before him could not have imagined. Kinds of Silence 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The men did not share a first language, but Qadir gambled. ‘A threat to health is being weaponised’: inside the fight against online hate crime 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z Translate Please My sister-in-law is married to a man whose first language is Spanish, but who is fluent in English. Social Q?s: Her Painting Stinks? Hold That Thought. 2010-04-01T22:01:00Z Given that English wasn’t his first language, the English-speaking characters seemed stilted, like outlines of humans. 'It's a hustle': Jon Ronson on how he made it into movies with the help of Okja the giant pig 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Though his parents are from Pakistan, English is his first language; he barely speaks Urdu. Review: ‘An Ordinary Muslim’ Gets Caught Between Cultures and Genres 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z My daughter was, in effect, learning chess like a first language, whereas I was learning it like a second language. The joys of being an absolute beginner – for life 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z “Sorry, Arabic is my first language, as well,” he said, in jest, referring to our shared Egyptian background. Walking Through the Whitney Museum with Rami Malek 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z I did a show in Helsinki, and English is not their first language, but it was sold out. Q&A with John Waters, coming to Seattle on Dec. 5 2013-12-03T15:16:25Z Mr. Beilman speaks double and triple stops as if they were his first language. Review: Young Concert Artists Gala Features Three Rising Soloists 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Much of it seems to take place in a Babel-like limbo that has no first language to call its own. Theater Review: ‘The Giacomo Variations,’ With John Malkovich, at City Center 2013-05-31T18:03:12Z I say, ‘Be proud of your parents, be proud of your grandparents, be proud of your first language.’ Rueben Martinez, winner of the Innovator's Award at the L.A. Times Book Prizes 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z French is the first language of the province and in rural Quebec, you can’t rely on English being spoken. Indigenous culture, busy beavers and poutine: exploring Quebec in fall 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z But this happens a few times throughout the interview: she worries about her eloquence, then immediately demonstrates an eloquence that many pop stars who count English as their first language don’t even have. How Christine and the Queens Wrote One of the Best Songs of 2015 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z "Often, if you're deaf, your first language is probably a signed language and traditional ways of online video communication like Skype don't easily allow it." Notting Hill Carnival: 20,000 snapshots of colour 2010-08-27T12:40:00Z Between them, these nine pupils share four first languages – Chinese, Amharic, Portuguese and English – but their replies are in Italian. Bittersweet symphonies: what will happen to music in schools? 2011-02-08T21:30:00Z Muireann’s grandfather passed Irish on to her father as his first language – hence his fluency – and she will continue the line. Teenagers trade personal stories: 'It's great to find you are not alone' 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Although English is not her first language, she is getting more used to public speaking. Inside Melania Trump’s complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z His father, who spoke Cheyenne as his first language, was a Native American Church ceremony leader. With ‘There There,’ Tommy Orange Has Written a New Kind of American Epic 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z To mitigate the stress of work, they began to teach other words and phrases from their first languages that pertained to their day-to-day life in the lab. They Passed the Ikea Test 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Your first language is Vietnamese and your second is Latin. At home in exile: Vi Khi Nao on her experimental novel 'Fish in Exile' 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z “And I am a firm believer that it is because a lot of the time, English is not their server’s first language.” The Restaurant Service Charge Isn’t Going Anywhere 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z About 85 percent of Quebecers speak French as their first language, but it doesn’t necessarily follow that in a country with two official languages the second is English. Letters to the Editor 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The unforeseen wrinkle was that the translator spoke only Farsi and Spanish, the first language of most of my students and, of course, the idiom of the country where we all happened to be. How Abbas Kiarostami Had Me Thinking in Persian 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z For some viewers, the show’s appeal may be the age-old thrill of watching cool British and American operatives saving the world by killing shady people whose first language isn’t English. ‘Strike Back,’ on Cinemax, Returns to Overwhelm Bad Guys Everywhere 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The pungent beauty of the Tudor text was a revelation to me right at the time that English was becoming my chosen first language. A Critic Gives Prizes for 5 ‘Messiah’ Concerts in New York 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Italian is her first language, and she studied French. ‘You have no idea how much better I could make you look’: The woman who turns Hollywood men into style icons 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z He was born and raised in San Francisco to a Chinese father and an American mother who was parts German, Scottish, Norwegian and Swiss; his first language was Cantonese. Truth, Lies and Chinese Art Inspire ‘a Puzzle Box of a Play’ 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z "Opera helps with confidence-building, bonding, working as a team, music – obviously – and literacy, particularly among people for whom English is not their first language," she says. Fox pop: English Touring Opera gives Roald Dahl back to the kids 2011-02-17T22:26:00Z His father is an English-speaking Protestant Christian who works as an interior designer, and his mother is a Hindu civil engineer whose first language is Marathi. Cautionary Climate Tales That Give People Pause When They Press Play 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z “If you have grown up in a household where English is not a first language, then how do you have confidence in your voice?” 'They think I'm a gangster': the young black men caught in joblessness 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Though sign language is the first language of both my husband and daughter, one that invisibly tethers us together, their relationship to it is still different from mine. Mothering in a Newly Quiet World 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z It is a poignant, seductive novel, its range all the more impressive given that English is not Yugoslav-born Obreht's first language. Debut fiction: The Tiger's Wife by T?a Obreht; When God was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman; Today by David Miller ? reviews 2011-03-20T11:43:01Z We didn’t worry about whether I found him articulate, because Arabic was his first language. Grappling With the Language of Love 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Working with a group that includes boys whose first language is not English — the school recruits internationally, and from across the country — Mr. Hyde said he sought creative ways to work on vowel shapes. The New Wizard Teaching at the Hogwarts for Choir 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z I'm like, guys, just imagine that Trump is a leader who doesn't speak English as his first language. Trevor Noah talks to Salon about worrying less about Trump’s spelling and more about democracy 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z She says that her first language isn’t English, but that she hasn’t figured out what her first language is. Fiction That Will Make You Feel Pleasantly Insane 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Strahovski: My first language was Polish - my whole family is Polish. 'Dexter,' 'Chuck' star Yvonne Strahovski onstage 2012-11-28T18:16:04Z The actors I value most are those who speak Shakespeare as if it is their first language. Nicholas Hytner: With Shakespeare, the play is just a starting point 2013-04-12T09:01:01Z I must have read hundreds of books, but I never encountered any character like me: Dominican, nerdy, an immigrant whose first language was Spanish. In Praise of Julia Alvarez 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Selena’s first hits were in Spanish, but her first language was English and her musical tastes ranged from traditional ranchera, the Mexican equivalent of country-western, to whatever was currently on the radio. Selena’s Special Genius 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z So French became my second mother tongue, but it didn’t erase my first language. Scholastique Mukasonga on Tutsi Life and the Rwandan Genocide 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Lieberson grew up hearing his mother, whose first language was German, quote lines from Rilke. Music Review: Beethoven Institute at Mannes College the New School for Music 2013-06-02T22:12:04Z Yet if reporting on this beat has taught me anything, it’s that fashion is the first language of an evolving culture. The End of Gender 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Is this a show designed to appeal to children whose first language, so to speak, is video games? Sam Leith on Dora the Explorer 2011-08-28T21:14:07Z And since many of them did not speak English as their first language, they understood my father perfectly. My father, his honor: Losing his prestigious job likely saved his life 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z In the first episode, he seems to be inordinately confused, even for somebody for whom English is not his first language. Reality TV's delightfully awkward new star 2010-11-22T20:30:00Z It’s not the first language Mr. Peterson has come up with. In ?Game of Thrones,? a Language to Make the World Feel Real 2011-12-11T22:17:16Z “The biggest problem is a lot of families’ first language is Spanish,” Mr. Guggenheim said. Film: Remedial Study for Failing Public Schools 2010-09-19T04:36:00Z One man who wasn't even writing in his first language. Modernism's first wave: turn-of-the-century literature 2013-01-17T11:44:48Z The Vancouver-based author, who identifies as “Mexican by birth, Canadian by inclination,” says, “I’m dyslexic and English is not my first language, so I think I went into this profession out of stubbornness.” Silvia Moreno-Garcia Has Crafts Covered. Bring Your Own Scissors. 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z You wrote the book in English, but your first language is Hebrew. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Shani Boianjiu on Women Soldiers in Israel 2012-09-26T16:00:17Z "Movies are not my first language – talking is," he said. Geek out!: Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and the lure of Comic-Con 2011 2011-07-25T20:30:00Z “Did you know 40% of the children on the East End do not speak English as a first language?” 'Primates of Park Avenue' author leads the pack east 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z English laced with military jargon is the first language here, though you might catch some Tagalog or a Caribbean lilt. An unlikely wildlife haven on controversial Guantanamo Bay 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Chinese was her first language, and she always felt more comfortable there than in the States. Books of The Times: ?Pearl Buck in China,? by Hilary Spurling 2010-06-09T00:02:00Z So when English isn’t your first language and the culture’s different — the English sense of humor, it goes over a lot of people’s heads — I’ve been witness to that. Idris Elba, Gamer (That’s Why He Was So Keen on ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’) 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z But Norris is inviting us to see them in all their dimensions, even if prevarication is their first language, and even if, as Ivy says, they all view themselves as victims. ‘Downstate’ Review: A Foulness in the Very Air They Breathe 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z "English may not be her first language, but she clearly is fluent in throwing shade." “Maybe Melania’s not happy in her marriage”: Trevor Noah says... 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z While closed captioning has been available for decades, the text on the screen in English does not truly provide access to the deaf community that uses ASL as its first language. Deaf musicians part of Super Bowl halftime show for 1st time 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z "Stand-up is my favorite thing to do. I feel like that's my first language. It's the language that allows me to understand other languages in this business." "Canceling is relative": Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Gurnah’s first language is Swahili, but he adopted English as his literary language, with his prose often inflected with traces of Swahili, Arabic and German. Abdulrazak Gurnah Is Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Born in Tel Aviv when his mother was visiting family, he spent his childhood in Paris, speaking French as his first language. The Two Friends Who Changed How We Think About How We Think 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z His first language, like most of the Home Islanders, is Malay. History, harmony, and the only Muslim island in Australia | Ben Stubbs 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Ang Lee is wonderful to work with, but his English is a little — well, it wasn’t his first language. Alan Rickman Directs Strindberg?s ?Creditors? at BAM 2010-04-10T03:49:00Z He had been prolific in between, translating the Inferno, translating work from the Irish—his first language—and writing the looser, unpunctuated, punchy lines collected in “On the Night Watch,” from 2010. Ciaran Carson’s Urgent, Hopeful, Final Lines 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z A “gillie” or hunting guide, on the Highland estate of the Earl of Breadalbane, M’Diarmid’s first language was Gaelic, with English a distant second. An Unintentional Scottish Masterpiece 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z But what separates Ngugi from his Nobel predecessor is his brave and polemical decision to write in his first language, Gikuyu. Why Ngugi wa Thiong'o should have won the Nobel prize for literature 2010-10-08T09:48:00Z Hamid had forgotten Urdu, forcing him "to relearn my first language as my third language". Mohsin Hamid 2013-03-26T19:07:18Z While Spanish is the first language being offered, plans are in the works to offer editions in French and Hindi, too. Mi amigo! Archie Comics plans Spanish editions 2011-04-25T17:56:09Z The first thing that we observed was, he comes from an ancient world — he’s a warrior from his tribe and English is not their first language. Idris Elba, Gamer (That’s Why He Was So Keen on ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’) 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Esperanto was probably never destined to be anybody’s first language, but it’s still some people’s second language. Elvish, Klingon and Esperanto?Why Do We Love To Invent Languages? 2011-11-16T10:00:27Z Gaelic remained the first language of most of its residents, as it still did throughout rural Highland districts. An Unintentional Scottish Masterpiece 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z In her razor-sharp solo, Jacquelin Harris embodied it the most naturally, as if it were her first language. Dance Review: Ailey II Dances at Ailey Citigroup Theater 2014-04-08T21:34:12Z “I have an accent; English is not my first language,” Garcia-Rulfo, who was born and raised in Mexico, said while sipping tea during a recent chat. For ‘The Lincoln Lawyer,’ Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Climbs in the Front Seat 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z At the time, I wrote that the production “finds an alchemical substance in Shakespeare that transcends the verbal,” and added, “Shakespeare’s first language, it would seem, is not English after all; it’s theater.” ArtsBeat Blog: Theater Talkback: The Writing's on the Wall 2011-11-10T17:00:41Z As a man who dedicates his life to fastidiousness and perfection, and for whom English is not his first language, he will only agree to answer questions by email. Pianomania: the little film that struck a major chord 2010-08-16T21:00:00Z All this applies regardless of the first language. Of two minds 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z But I am Greek and I speak Greek, it's my first language. "Red Notice" star Chris Diamantopoulos swears he wasn't trying to break up Jim and Pam 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z I like to joke that my son’s first language is numbers. How I embrace my son’s language of numbers 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z "What is your first language?" a man asks his new lover. Black Vodka by Deborah Levy – review 2013-02-18T19:00:02Z It's really hard for them to communicate, because their first language is either Mam or some other Mayan dialect. "We're in survival mode": How the pandemic hurts immigrant women who clean houses 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z His remarks angered Jewish groups and Cannes organizers, although many festival goers said the punishment was unduly harsh on a director who was apparently speaking in jest and in English, not his first language. Director Von Trier: "no more statements, interviews" 2011-10-05T16:58:39Z "To see the words of my book translated into my mother's first language is such an honor for me," Gaines wrote. Joanna Gaines recreates her mom’s dishes ahead of Mother’s Day 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z “I am the Swiss-French link,” he said, noting a quarter of his staff members speak Swiss German as a first language. At Omega, a New Factory for Orders from China 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z And not to say it’s not a challenge not being my first language, but I’m never going to back down from a challenge. Q&A: Aguilera picks up Spanish full force with “LA FUERZA” 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z One thing it didn’t have were books in my family’s language — my first language, Albanian. Read Your Way Through Helsinki 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z I started creating my first language in 2000, and I thought it was pretty good. “Game of Thrones” wouldn’t be the same without him: Meet the man who made the Dothraki speak 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z French is your first language, but you’ve mostly worked in English. Q. and A. With Eva Green: Darkly, Demonically, Daringly ‘Dreadful’ 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z It’s very rare to find someone whose first language isn’t English, yet who has such a complete command of the nuances and subtleties of the English language. Christoph Waltz: 'Try as you might, you can never break free from your past' 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Some people don't understand every thing we say, because not everybody's first language is English, let alone patois. Meet the female MCs bringing 'gyal power' to dancehall 2013-07-18T17:32:26Z She is still struggling in Spanish, her first language. A Tale Scooped From the Cauldron of History 2011-07-24T17:41:02Z Adjusting to speaking English all day was also a learning curve for Fflyn, whose first language is Welsh. The Crown: Welsh teen Fflyn Edwards on playing Prince Harry 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Jacob Solomon, president of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, said South Florida has a large Orthodox community along with immigrants from Central and South America for whom English is not a first language. Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war is a political test in South Florida’s Jewish community 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Abenchuchan said it’s important to the Deaf community “to get the information they need in their first language, in the language that we are comfortable with and communicate with daily.” Deaf community grieving after four men killed in Maine mass shooting 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Of those remaining, only 13 are learned as a first language by children. Grammar Changes How We See, an Australian Language Shows 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Like some of the people on that tape, my first language was Spanish. Column: Nury, Kevin and Gil turn to the most weak salsa excuse of all for their racist remarks 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z “It’s easy for someone who has English as a first language to get confused and overwhelmed by all of the required processes,” she says. Key ingredients help immigrant entrepreneurs find success | Provided by Spice Bridge 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Community advocates said during the news conference that South Seattle residents — particularly immigrants who don’t speak English as a first language — may not always know about recent criminal activity, making them more vulnerable to attacks. Groups demand aid as shootings, robberies leaves South Seattle on edge 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z We think this pressure discourages researchers from countries where English is not the first language from applying for jobs in developed countries. English May Be Science’s Native Language, but It’s Not Native to All Scientists 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z In fact, the number of Murrinhpatha speakers who learn it as a first language is growing. Grammar Changes How We See, an Australian Language Shows 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Debt advisers say this can be hard for people on zero-hours contracts, those with disabilities or mental health issues, and others who do not speak English as a first language. Thousands lose benefits after tax credits overpaid 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z “For someone who is an immigrant and English is not their first language, asking them to be able to read through the requirements is literally giving them a complicated instruction manual in another language.” Key ingredients help immigrant entrepreneurs find success | Provided by Spice Bridge 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Lahiri, a Pulitzer Prize winner whose first language is English, sees her decadelong journey between languages as a kind of self-discovery. Fall books: Britney and Barbra’s memoirs are among major releases, but political books are fewer 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z “In my view, Sanskrit is the oldest continuous language tradition, meaning it’s still producing literature and people speak it, although it’s not a first language in the modern era,” Patel says. What’s the World’s Oldest Language? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z "We grew up speaking Irish as a first language... it wasn't necessarily that we chose the language because of its niche qualities," Móglaí said. Kneecap at Féile an Phobail: The Irish rappers who want to rile you up 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z But these channels are often unhelpful, the researchers said, and can be particularly difficult to navigate for immigrant drivers who don’t speak or read English as a first language. UW study finds racial bias in rideshare driver deactivations 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Russia has long been the de facto first language, with use of Belarusian viewed by authorities as being pro-opposition. Lukashenko opponents unite, plan 'New Belarus' passports 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Dr. Ringelblum and his wife raised their three children to speak Yiddish as a first language. A Yiddish Haven Thrives in Australia 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z “It’s more difficult learning to read and write if you don’t know how to do that in your first language. That’s my main concern about the multiple-choice test; it’s a lot of reading,” Perrott said. US citizenship test changes are coming, raising concerns for those with low English skills 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z “It’s more difficult learning to read and write if you don’t know how to do that in your first language. That’s my main concern about the multiple-choice test; it’s a lot of reading,” Perrott said. US citizenship test changes are coming, raising concerns for those with low English skills 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z She told the JTA that she hadn't read past the word "communism" before sharing, explaining that her gripe with communism stems from her being Cuban and adding that English is not her first language. Mom who complained about Amanda Gorman poem shared antisemitic conspiracy and praised Proud Boys 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z This idea angered many Indians, especially those who speak Hindi, a language derived from Sanskrit that is the first language of many people in northern India. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He said border officials question the people he’s escorting, whose first language is Yaqui, without an interpreter, and cultural objects, such as deer and pig hooves, have been confiscated. ‘Why can’t there be a system?’: Tribe pushes to ease US border crossings for Native Americans 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z At home I spoke only Spanish, my first language. How kindergarten is an existential threat 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z “If I take the classes in English, I will capture half of what they teach me since it is not my first language,” she said. A 'game changer' for immigrants: Job-ready college classes in their native language 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z In addition to helping her with her English — Santiago’s first language is Spanish — she said Smart was a source of strength and emotional support. Pamela Smart, serving life, waits for chance to be heard 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Speakers said the proposals had sowed confusion, especially for families whose first language isn’t English. Bellevue School District revises consolidation proposal 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Chomsky focused on language, proposing that children are born with an innate language instinct that enables them to quickly acquire their first language with little in the way of explicit instruction. Babies Are Born with an Innate Number Sense 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z In the meantime, they have been getting to know each other better by speaking their first language off the ice. Nicklas Backstrom brings fellow Swede Rasmus Sandin under his wing 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Another common issue: Parents and caregivers for whom English is not their first language say school officials and teachers are condescending because of their accents or lack of English proficiency. Clashing with a school? In WA, education ombuds can help 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z In total, about 1,120 students say Somali is the first language they learned, and about 970 say Somali is the language they speak at home, according to district spokesperson Tim Robinson. South Seattle families publish new Somali-English children’s books 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Another athlete, identified as Swimmer C, who participated in the program two decades ago, alleged that McKeever became exasperated with her struggles to speak English, which was not her first language. Cal swim coach, accused of years of student-athlete abuse, is fired. She plans to sue 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z But because maintaining a first language other than English isn’t typically supported in a child’s K-12 education, there are too few bilingual teachers in the U.S. How second- and third-generation Latinos are reclaiming the Spanish language 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Some 103 languages are spoken across the district’s students, staff and families, with 43% of students speaking a first language other than English. Kelly Aramaki named next superintendent of Bellevue schools 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Many immigrants are more comfortable talking to someone who speaks their first language. Asian seniors should keep dancing — and other advice on how to rebuild after a tragedy 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z I prefer, like most autistic people, identity first language, so I'm autistic rather than a person with autism. ‘Alexithymia means I can't explain how I’m feeling’ 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z This is despite the number of in pupils in schools where Welsh is taught as a first language rising from 85,325 to 95,120, with many others in bilingual schools. Welsh: Covid lockdowns blamed for drop in speakers 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Sign language was his first language; his reading and writing skills were limited. Life sentence sought for suspect in Baltimore jail killing 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Born in the United States to Ukrainian parents, the 21-year-old Volynets grew up speaking Russian as her first language and learned English in school. She has perfect tennis name: Katie Volynets — “Volley Nets” 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Children learn Yup’ik as their first language in 17 of those villages. Bizarre phrases riddle aid documents for Alaska Natives 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Dorset Police have issued an updated photo and said it believed his first language was Latvian. Dorset police renew appeal to identify man found in Weymouth 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Nobody seems to know how many people in Ukraine speak Ukrainian as their first language, and even the concept of a mother tongue is murky. Op-Ed: Learn Ukrainian, defeat Russia 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Her first language is Spanish, and the dual-language program makes her feel more at ease, offering her a safe space to learn. WA schools want more students to be bilingual; is that goal possible? 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z When "deaf" with a small "d" is used it is often for people who consider they have a hearing problem and whose first language is English. The British Sign Language project stretching back 2,000 years 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z He is among the many Ukrainians who were born speaking Russian as a first language. Wartime Ukraine erasing Russian past from public spaces 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z In my school’s Japanese immersion program, 90 percent of students’ first language is English, which means they experience what it feels like to be a language minority at a young age. The Magic of Bilingual Education Settling in Camden, the family raised Lipa with an awareness of her culture, with Albanian remaining her first language even as she fell in love with Western pop stars like Pink and Nelly Furtado. Dua Lipa is granted Albanian citizenship 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The trajectory was particularly marked for kids growing up in homes where English was not the first language. New data link financial aid and upward mobility 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z She cites English as her first language and took up BSL for a temporary job and remained there for 40 years. The British Sign Language project stretching back 2,000 years 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The woman, whose first language is Russian, said that her English was very poor at the time though it has improved considerably since, and she thought she might have miscommunicated. Woman testifies Harvey Weinstein rape filled her with guilt 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Indigenous Mexicans and Central Americans typically are shorter and have darker skin than other Latinos, and their first language is often not Spanish. Echoes of Latin American Racism Reverberate in the U.S. 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z "It is crazy. They're not speaking English as a first language and they've not been exposed to the technology before, but despite these barriers they learn very quickly," he says. The LA kids who started behind and then flew ahead 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Speaking in Russian - his first language - Mr Zelensky urged Russians to surrender to Ukraine rather than risk being tried as a war criminal after the conflict. Ukraine war: Ukraine will treat Russian deserters civilly, Zelensky vows 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z My sister and I are the only ones born here, and our first language was Spanish. Kids are suffering from toxic stress. Here's some advice on how we can help them heal 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z She uses BSL as her first language and is also dyslexic - making English language subtitles doubly difficult to read. Government in court for no sign language at Covid briefings 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z I chose to get the Yiddish word for sparrow, shperl, tattooed on my right arm, paying homage to my paternal grandfather’s first language. Experimenting with trans boyhood to bring my adult self back to life 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z They put it this way: For Salvadorans, our first language is caliche. At 9, Javier Zamora walked 4,000 miles to the U.S. At 29, he was ready to tell the story 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z For those low-qualification workers and poorer immigrants for whom English is not a first language, obtaining this qualification will be a tall order financially and instructionally. Opinion | The D.C. child-care ruling is a disaster for young families 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z He began writing fiction in English — his first language was Swahili — and eventually became an English professor at the University of Kent, where he taught for several decades. Review | Never read Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah? Start with ‘Afterlives’ 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z He began writing in English, rather than his first language of Swahili, adding a layer in his careerlong drive to reveal the hybridity inherent in migration — which Gurnah believes is fundamental to the modern world. Review: Love after atrocity: A Nobel winner's new novel crystallizes the pain of colonialism 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z It is important to follow individual groups’ preferences for being referred to in either person-first or identity- first language. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z More than 7.8 million Canadians call French their first language, a slight increase from the last census. Canada’s Growing Linguistic Diversity 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Anatoly, 43, is one of more than one in three Latvians who speak Russian as their first language. Russian speakers in Latvia told to pick sides in test of patriotism 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z If you say the phrase correctly, it says “Your Korean sounds like it could be your first language!” or “Your pronunciation is better than 90 percent of the people learning Korean!” How to learn a language online 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The new state law will also expand language assistance for voters who don’t use English as a first language, and also provide legal tools to fight discriminatory voting provisions. New York passes landmark voting rights legislation 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Addressing the needs of multilingual students and writers deserves special attention, as these writers may experience a variety of differences between writing in their first languages and in English. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z "The most rewarding thing is seeing Evelyn's confidence grow and how she enjoys learning through her first language, sign language," Emma said. Pembrokeshire deaf teaching assistant's pride at landmark job 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Many of those living in areas of east and south Ukraine have historically felt a strong connection to Russia, often speaking Russian as their first language. Ukraine to ban music by some Russians in media and public spaces 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Humans learn their first languages by connecting with caregivers. The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Many Hindus, Mr. Devy noted, do not speak Hindi as their first language. Recording India’s Linguistic Riches as Leaders Push Hindi as Nation’s Tongue 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Do you think in your first language and then translate into the second language? Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z "I love my job. It's really important for deaf students, deaf children, to have education in their first language and also working with adults like myself," she said. Pembrokeshire deaf teaching assistant's pride at landmark job 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z In communities where people are navigating learning a new language alongside attaining digital literacy, it can also be helpful to offer assistance in their first language. Lowering digital barriers helps South Seattle residents make connections | Provided by Comcast 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Afrikaans is one of South Africa’s 11 official languages and is the first language of about 13% of the country’s population. Ryanair forces Afrikaans test on South African passengers 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z People who abandon their first language to take on another often lose this distinct perspective along with it, he said. Recording India’s Linguistic Riches as Leaders Push Hindi as Nation’s Tongue 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z More than 90 first languages are spoken by schoolchildren, with Polish and Lithuanian among the most common behind English. Northern Ireland's 'newcomer pupils' produce book about belonging 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z For some, Spanish is their first language, and their ties to Mexico are fresh. Mariachis Ride Into Uvalde With Songs of Heartache and Hope 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z If someone is struggling, being able to troubleshoot in their first language can keep the language barrier from compounding any technological difficulties they may be facing. Lowering digital barriers helps South Seattle residents make connections | Provided by Comcast 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z It would allow the Kremlin to declare progress toward its goal of “liberating” Donbas, a region where a significant portion of the population speaks Russian as its first language. What to know about Severodonetsk, the Ukrainian city Russia wants to capture 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z He is a world-class boxer who is also internet-savvy, part of a generation that employs social media as deftly as they do their first language. He’s a Star for the Digital Age. Some Think His Belt Is Paper. 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z About 210 pupils at Fane Street Primary in Belfast are "newcomers" - pupils who did not originally have English or Irish as their first language. Northern Ireland's 'newcomer pupils' produce book about belonging 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z It, of course, wasn’t her first language so you got a muffled version of her. Q&A: Mark Rylance on his still-evolving life in movies 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Or as Olin put it: “I don’t want to do customer service or customer support in a language other than my first language.” Lowering digital barriers helps South Seattle residents make connections | Provided by Comcast 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z But by 2017, the percentage of Peruvians who identified Quechua as their first language was just 14 percent. ‘Allinllachu.’ Google Translate Adds Quechua to Its Platform. 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z "I consider myself simply a local. Some of us speak Russian as our first language. But we all share the same sky." Ukraine war: Against the thud of artillery, miners struggle on 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Mariia, the engineer, says that before the war her first language was Russian, but when the bombing began "I started to hate all things Russian - language, movies, objects". Mariupol: The 80 days that left a flourishing city in ruins 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z A small congregation that never had its own building, the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church is mostly a congregation of older Christian immigrants who worship weekly in Taiwanese, their first language. California Church Shooting Was ‘Hate Incident,’ Sheriff Says 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z One chilly spring morning, one of her students, Juan Pacheco, 12, struggled with a punctuation exercise taught in Spanish — his first language is Mixtec, one of the many Indigenous tongues in Mexico and Central America. Pastor-led shelters bring schooling options to migrant kids 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z And in a nation where hundreds of languages and dialects are spoken, all that investment means many more viewers can be catered for in their first language. Streaming is driving a 'golden age' for Indian drama 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z In Twi, the first language of my Ghanaian father, there’s an apologetic word you can say in advance, “sebe,” if you want to use a proscribed word. Can I Utter a Racial Slur in My Classroom? 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Most of the possibly thousands of Ukrainians killed in the total destruction of Mariupol spoke Russian as a first language. Perspective | By denying a Ukrainian culture, Putin flattens his own 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z In Russian, their first language, the couple explained that their relatives in Russia refused to believe what happened to them. A month in Ukraine: 'All normal life is gone' 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Many of the Ukrainian refugees fleeing and Ukrainian soldiers fighting against the invasion speak Russian as their first language. Opinion | This war is not about language or culture 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z They can also provide clarification when needed as written English is not necessarily the first language of someone who communicates through BSL. Driving tests: Deaf man accuses DVSA of discrimination 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z They’re the least likely to have professional tax advice, and most likely to have limited education or for English not to be their first language. Column: Proof the IRS targets the poor for tax audits while leaving millionaires alone 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z “These kids’ first language is English, but they have a blood memory and will want to learn these teachings,” he said. Only-in-winter stories pass on Ojibwe spiritual teachings 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Most people there speak Russian as a first language, not Ukrainian, and have friends and relatives on the other side. A month in Ukraine: 'All normal life is gone' 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z A Bantu language is the first language of nearly one-third of all Africans. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The 20-year-old grew up in a Ukrainian community in Pittsburgh, where she adopted Ukrainian as her first language. On college campuses, invasion of Ukraine sparks protests, other acts of solidarity 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Luckily, at the clinics Payan spoke with, many doctors and clinic staff were bilingual — they were able to talk with patients in their first language. Telemedicine leaves behind non-English speakers, study shows 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z At the time, entry requirements for training programs in Virginia were a huge obstacle to applicants whose first language is not English. Opinion | My mother needed Spanish-speaking caregivers. It became my mission to find them. 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z She said Spanish was her first language as a child and then was diagnosed with dyslexia in third grade. Bella Thorne slams Cuba's 'heartless move' to tax food sales, calls on Biden to end 'brutal suffering' 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z An estimated 240 million people in Africa speak one of the Bantu languages as their first language. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z So, I’m Black and I speak Spanish, that’s my first language; and then, I’m close to my family. Career Karma CEO Ruben Harris wants to help you leave your dead-end job (and find a better career) 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z According to a census conducted in 2001, almost 30 percent of the country’s population spoke Russian as their first language. Opinion | Putin has carefully calculated the odds. Right now, they’re in his favor. 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z “English is not her first language,” he said of the Israeli actress, “and I tend to be annoyingly flowery in my speech.” How Joss Whedon went from writing acclaimed projects to defending abuse allegations 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z "English is not her first language, and I tend to be annoyingly flowery in my speech," added the film-maker, who took over the reins after original director Zack Snyder withdrew following a family tragedy. Joss Whedon: Buffy and Justice League director denies misconduct claims 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z In case you are wondering, Python is a powerful, general purpose coding language and often the first language taught to undergraduates on computer science courses. What can we do to get more women into coding? 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z In Gadot’s case, he suggested the Israeli actor had misunderstood him because “English is not her first language.” Joss Whedon speaks out against Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher and says he 'had' to have affairs 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z “Most of these noncitizens are overwhelmingly nonlawyers, and for virtually all of them, English is not a first language. Most of them are impoverished.” Supreme Court Weighs Jailed Immigrants’ Rights to Bail Hearings 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z And it states, “We believe infusing mathematics with political rhetoric is alien to mathematics as a discipline, and will do lasting damage—including making math dramatically harder for students whose first language is not English.” New Math Research Group Reflects a Schism in the Field 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z He has a Ukrainian passport, but his first language is Russian. An old man keeps a chronicle of war in Ukraine's separatist Donbass 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z When we are doing that, the actors are looking at the script in their own first language, and then they’re listening to the others talking through the sound. He made one of the year's most acclaimed movies. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi talks about 'Drive My Car' 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z ‘English is not her first language, and I tend to be annoyingly flowery in my speech.’ Joss Whedon speaks out against Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher and says he 'had' to have affairs 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Kholtobin was just a baby when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and was brought up speaking Russian as his first language, like millions of others in the east of then-newly-independent Ukraine. In east Ukraine, a web designer learns how to ambush a tank 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Encouraging families to speak their first language at home is also a priority for schools and researchers working with multilingual students. As numbers of multilingual students rises, finding teachers for them becomes a priority 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z I chose seminary school because I grew up in a Black church in Los Angeles; words of faith are my “first language.” Nastashia Deón: Virginia's 'Beloved' controversy shows there can be no healing without pain 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z German was my first language, but it is not the second language of most Americans. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: These are space tourists — not astronauts 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Stacey says a UK version of an app like SignUp would make film and TV "more accessible" for the deaf community, especially as sign language is often deaf people's first language. The 17-year-old making films fun for deaf children 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Thirty-nine percent of Arlington’s online learners are children whose first language is not English, 60 percent qualify for free and reduced-price lunch programs, and 24 percent are students with disabilities. Northern Virginia school systems fine-tune online learning, launch virus testing 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z English was not her first language, she said. Key takeaways from the fifth week of the Elizabeth Holmes trial. 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Paviasen is a guarded person who speaks softly and chooses her words carefully, at least when speaking English, which is not her first language. The World Wants Greenland’s Minerals, but Greenlanders Are Wary 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Many families don't speak English as a first language. Covid in Sydney: Communities feel under siege as troops deployed 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Her American residence is Oceanside, about 35 miles away from San Diego, but her first language is Japanese. All you need to know about Sky Brown 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z And though his first language is Spanish, Garcia chose to write his memoir in English, since it meant he wouldn’t be able to overthink what he wrote. Rodrigo Garcia's memoir wrestles with the death of his father, novelist Gabriel García Márquez 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z But the mother, who speaks Spanish as a first language, did not understand, according to the report. Florida sheriff sees 'no crime' committed by school principal caught spanking child with paddle, report says 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z In seventh grade, students, whose first language is not English, were exempted from a standardized test in English. Latin American student club transforms into advocacy group 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z At the meeting, chief equity officer Lisa Williams reviewed grade data showing that students of color, students with disabilities and those whose first language is not English are receiving failing marks at high rates. Fairfax schools will try to make fall as close to ‘pre-pandemic normal’ as possible 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z The Times also looked for other associations with in-person learning, such as the percentage of students whose first language is not English, those with disabilities or are homeless, among others. Politics, race were key factors in when Washington schools reopened for in-person learning during pandemic 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z First on the list are students with disabilities, those who do not speak English as a first language and those experiencing homelessness. In reversal, Alexandria schools will adopt 3 feet of distancing in classrooms 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z The boy’s first language was English, taught to him by a British nanny. Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Is Dead at 99 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z At Roosevelt High not far away, the school is down more than 60 students whose first language is not English. Immigrant families are leaving D.C.’s public schools. Will they return? 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z In Arlington, Durán said his school system will prioritize returning students who are struggling with virtual instruction, including children with disabilities and those whose first language is not English. Northern Virginia schools divided over CDC’s new three-feet guidance 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z For Sŵnami it was never a consideration to sing in English - Welsh is their first language. Sŵnami: 'Why can't we sing in Welsh and be successful?' 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Python is a powerful, general purpose language and is often the first language taught to undergraduates on computer science courses. Learning to code 'will seriously change your life' 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z This means that children no longer learn it as their first language at home. Motorola phones will now include endangered languages from the Amazon 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z In the summer before the pandemic, the school system’s Welcome Center — which assesses students’ language skills when they first enroll in a school — screened 1,654 students whose first language is not English. Immigrant families are leaving D.C.’s public schools. Will they return? 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z It's being translated into Korean, her mother's first language. Joanna Gaines opens up about the racism her Korean mother experienced 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Applying for universal credit was hard, as English is not her first language. Covid inequality: No vaccination for poverty in a pandemic 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z There was only one group for whom little progress was observed: those whose first language is not English, a cohort known as English learners. Fairfax will return to ‘near normal’ five days a week of in-person learning this fall 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Remote consultations tend to work best if you are young, healthy, educated and have English as your first language. Coronavirus doctor's diary: Has Covid changed hospitals for the better? 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Rubio said that Brightwood was originally slated to lose four staff members for its students who do not speak English as a first language. Immigrant families are leaving D.C.’s public schools. Will they return? 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z "To see the words of my book translated into my mother's first language is such an honor for me," the lifestyle guru said. Joanna Gaines opens up about the racism her Korean mother experienced 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z The funding is aimed at improving academic performance of low-income students, students whose first language is not English, and students with disabilities. Senate approves permanent funding for disadvantaged students 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Erin Nielsen was struck by the number of Black and Latino patients she was seeing at the University of Colorado Hospital, and many patients who did not speak English as a first language. Colorado ‘last responders’ exhausted after coronavirus year 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Most of those in line didn’t speak English as a first language. More than 1 million coronavirus cases reported in D.C., Maryland and Virginia 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Carroll greets them solemnly in Navajo, his first language and theirs, too. A mass-casualty event every day The school system will return thousands more students every seven days or so, prioritizing those with learning disabilities and those whose first language is not English. ‘I’m so glad you’re here’: Students return to Fairfax County classrooms for the first time in months 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z They are defined as children from low-income families, those with disabilities and children whose first language is not English. Senate approves permanent funding for disadvantaged students 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Santa’s first language is Spanish, though she speaks a little English. Rhode Island Kept Its Schools Open. This Is What Happened. 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z In Richmond, a Vancouver suburb, 21.9% of residents counted Cantonese as their first language, followed by 20% for Mandarin, the main language in the rest of China, in a 2016 census. For Hong Kongers, Canada is beaten path out of China’s grip 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z “However, the decisive factor is the first language speakers’ willingness to teach. Ojibwe language professor hopes class will promote healing 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z The first batch will include kindergartners through fifth-graders with disabilities, as well as children in that same age group whose first language is not English. Virginia governor calls on all schools in state to reopen by March 15 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z This also applied to patients of lower socio-economic status, with lower levels of education, and people who don't speak English as their first language. Can AI tackle racial inequalities in healthcare? 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Rafael Jr.’s first language is English, though he speaks a little Spanish. Rhode Island Kept Its Schools Open. This Is What Happened. 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z The lawsuit pointed to the dismal performance on standardized tests among children from low-income families, children with disabilities, and children whose first language is not English. County to reassess properties to settle school funding suit 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z But even if live captions are accurate, people whose first language is ASL may not completely understand English. Deaf people face unique challenges as pandemic drags on 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Losada is the first United coach who speaks Spanish as his first language. D.C. United announces Hernán Losada as new head coach 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z The settlement requires him to seek significantly higher funding from the legislature for disadvantaged students, defined as children from low-income families, those with disabilities and children whose first language is not English. Delaware lawmakers ready to convene new session 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z I was born in England but my first language is technically Wolof. Rapper Pa Salieu wins BBC Sound of 2021: 'I am the voice of the voiceless' 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Next are those whose first language is Cherokee and others considered “tribal treasures,” an honor given to members who keep Cherokee art, language and other culture alive through their work. Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z The increase in E’s was highest by far for students with disabilities, students whose first language is not English — known as “English Learners” — and in particular for English Learners who are Black or Hispanic. Arlington students are failing at higher rates. The most vulnerable are struggling most. 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z While managing her eight classes, Katherine is also expected to run the house and help her younger relatives, whose first language is Spanish, keep up with their online classes. COVID has piled many more tasks on oldest child 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z That group includes students with disabilities and children whose first language is not English. More Northern Virginia school systems revert to online-only learning 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Those whose first language is Cherokee and others considered tribal treasures would follow. Indian Health Service plans for COVID vaccine distribution 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z “I would tell my date how to win my parents over and how to say hello to them in my parents’ first language. Do’s and don’ts for when you bring a significant other home for the holidays? Readers share stories 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Again, the dip is especially severe among vulnerable children and those for whom English is not their first language. Failing grades spike in Virginia’s largest school system as online learning gap emerges nationwide 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z They found her a media coach, since English is not her first language. How Steve Bannon and a Chinese Billionaire Created a Right-Wing Coronavirus Media Sensation 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Others, though, are guilty only of the same poor punctuation found on shop signage in countries where English is the first language. 'Hello work' or job centre? language experts spell trouble for Japan's mangled English 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z His first language was Kanza, and he recalled later, “I had my bows and arrows and joined the other boys in shooting arrows at nickels, dimes, and quarters which visitors would place in split sticks.” Harris will be the first female, Black and Asian vice president. But not the first VP of color. 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z And if that’s not her first language, she has less command of it. Column: Joe Biden finds a way to handle a brat like Trump 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Experts estimate that only about 30–40% of spoken English — and French, our first language — is distinguishable to a talented lip-reader in favourable circumstances. Wear your mask, but think about deaf students 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z The task is especially difficult for those working with students who are deaf, hard of hearing or whose first language is not English. The eyes don’t have it: Masks upset classroom communication 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z In 1983, Ms. Brown began to teach a course on public speaking at Georgetown, geared primarily toward students whose first language was not English. Lillian Brown, makeup artist and image consultant for nine presidents, dies at 106 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Many residents’ first language was Spanish; their U.S.-born children sometimes were reprimanded for not speaking English in school. For L.A. Latinos, Whittier Boulevard is still a crossroads of change and hope 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z One of those scenes was five pages of dialogue and English is not her first language, but she killed it. These are the stars of Disney’s live-action ‘Mulan’ 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z English did not appear to be their first language, she said. 'Creepy men' message women on Scrabble Go app 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Their first language is Tamil, so they can never be considered Sinhalese, and because they trace their ancestry to Arab countries rather than India, they’re also held apart from ethnic Tamils. Two Wealthy Sri Lankan Brothers Became Suicide Bombers. But Why? 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z It is also difficult to work within the system for Latinos, many of whom do not speak English as a first language, she added. Analysis | Black families pay significantly higher property taxes than white families, new analysis shows 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z She remembers a teacher asking why, if English was her first language, she didn’t write essays better. Students, alums see racist culture at Chicago private school 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z She prefers singing to drawing and chooses to sing a church song in her first language, Xhosa, as her way of describing the future after the pandemic. Global pandemic: Through the eyes of the world’s children 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z A recent statewide count estimates that 120 people across North Dakota use ASL as their first language, Bitner said. Interpreters launch videos to teach sign language basics 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z “I keep hearing from people who are indigenous whose Spanish may not be their first language that they are not getting the information.” Language barriers afflict California's indigenous Mexicans and Guatemalans amid coronavirus 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z “We are seeing an overall degradation in the quality of care given to patients who don’t speak English as their first language,” Dr. Martin said. When Coronavirus Care Gets Lost in Translation 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z “Our facility utilizes technology which allows for communication with our patients and families when English is not a first language, including American Sign Language interpreter services for patients with hearing disabilities,” the statement said. Deaf woman sues Michigan hospital for not aiding disability 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z That’s especially true for someone who learns to alter and identify pitch from a young age, like when they’re learning to speak their first language. How Can You Tell If You Have Perfect Pitch? 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z More than 200 of the district’s English learner students speak Spanish as their first language, but the English learner program serves students of 12 other languages, including Tagalog, Thai and Mandarin Chinese. Interpreter helps district bridge gap for English learners 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z “Apparently, down there he appealed to Hispanic voters,” said Colbert, “because like many of them, his first language is not English.” Seth Meyers: 'We owe Elizabeth Warren for annihilating the Bloomberg campaign' 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z They played recordings of the many first languages of the ceramicists living locally. The artist who co-authored a paper and expanded my professional network 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z No matter their first language, the “Friends” theme song seemed to be universal, making up one of the tunes the artists covered during their drive, along with Post Malone’s “Circles” and Bruno Mars’ “Finesse.” After conquering New York, BTS takes Los Angeles with 'Carpool Karaoke' 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Alex is a Jewish immigrant from the former Soviet Union, and Russian was his first language. Opinion | I can think of no more honorable soldier than Alexander Vindman 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z “I think it was closer to the end of my high school career then I said, ‘No, actually, I love that Spanish is my first language,’” he said. Meet the Latinos Trying to Get Latinos to the Polls 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z The lawsuit points to the dismal performance on standardized assessments among children from low-income families, children with disabilities, and children whose first language is not English. State seeks to prevent depositions in school funding suit 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z And speaking of French words: do Harry and Meghan know that Canada has about 7.2 million people for whom French is their first language? Welcome to Canada, Harry and Meghan! Here’s how to fit in with us Canucks | John Semley 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Now it’s also the first language their newborns will hear. Thanks to Inuit midwives, Canada’s indigenous women can give birth where the family is 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The first language of the Sunset Song author Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Doric is taught in schools across the north-east. Duolingo sparks Gaelic boom as young Scots shrug off 'cringe' factor 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z I’m sure Rogers was happy to help Junod out, and apparently they remained friends, which is wonderful, but adults were not Fred Rogers’ first language — children were. Column: 'A Beautiful Day' is a great movie. It just misses the point of Mister Rogers 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z He can relate more to their songs, the way they rap about things closer to home, and at the end of the day, Russian always will be his first language. From ‘Get Low’ to ‘Country Roads,’ Capitals players are picking their own goal songs 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Kim had to adapt to multiple partners on the backline in addition to improving his English to communicate better with teammates, many also learning with Spanish being their first language. Sounders notebook: Kim Kee-Hee feels the heat and Mayor Durkan makes a bet 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Gainsbourg is bilingual, but French is her first language; she pauses occasionally in our conversation to search around for le mot juste. Charlotte Gainsbourg: ‘Everything now is so politically correct. So boring’ 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z However, he continued, “our most passionate group are the E.S.L. users. And there are more people who use English as a second language than as a first language.” Can a Machine Learn to Write for The New Yorker? 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z “I think there are a lot of residents in Nebraska where Spanish is their first language,” he said. Huskers doing Spanish radio broadcast with eye toward future 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z “We focused on our belief that all children can meet or achieve grade-level standards,” said Holly Searl, principal of Ross, where nearly 20 percent of students do not speak English as their first language. Five schools in D.C. named National Blue Ribbon Schools 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Teachers would speak to me slowly as if English wasn’t my first language. The beauty industry is still failing black women | Funmi Fetto 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Interestingly, more than a quarter of that national audience is neither Mexican nor Mexican American, and 1 in 8 viewers does not speak Spanish as their first language. Column: Univision succeeds in tapping into a broader soccer TV audience 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Because English is not the mother’s first language, she asked the child to call police, according to KGW 8 News. School-bus driver in Longview arrested after student reports ‘she was drunk’ 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z “It is silly and absurd to conclude that he is behind the ambush just because he misspeaks the Filipino language, which is not his native tongue or first language,” Mr. Panelo said. Duterte Says He Ordered a Politician Killed; a Spokesman Says He Misspoke 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Tasayco’s social work degree and her Spanish were an asset for a school where about half the students are bilingual or speak Spanish as a first language. For the first time ever, most new working-age hires in the U.S. are people of color 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z But the 21-year-old said older Spanish speakers like his relatives would benefit from events in their first language, a thought shared by many of the dozen bilingual voters The Times interviewed in Las Vegas. So 2020 candidates are speaking Spanish. Does it matter to Latino voters? 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z "I now see Malay as my first language," he says. 'I became an accidental celebrity 6,000 miles from home' 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z In some parts of the country, he complained, “English is not spoken by some people as their first language.” The Johnsons are putting family before Brexit, begrudgingly 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Byron’s first language was Q’eqchi, one of several dialects that trace back to Mayan times. ‘Our lost son’: Migrant boy still separated from parents 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z It comes after the former foreign secretary was mocked by his sister Rachel for claiming “too often” English was not being spoken as a first language during a hustings. Boris Johnson 'not bluffing' about quitting EU on 31 October with no deal 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z The United Kingdom’s 2011 census found that in England and Wales, more than 90 percent of people spoke English or Welsh as their first language. ‘Moronic & clueless’: Boris Johnson sparks outrage, saying everyone in Britain should speak English first 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z A 2011 census found that in England and Wales, more than 90% of people spoke English or Welsh as their first language. Boris Johnson sparks outrage, saying everyone in U.K. should speak English first 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Boris Johnson has said there are “too many parts of our country” where English is not spoken as a first language and that he would require all immigrants to Britain to learn English. Johnson pledges to make all immigrants learn English 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z “I’m not embarrassed to speak it because this is my first language,” Elisa said. Why migrants who speak indigenous languages slip through cracks in US schools 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z For those who don’t speak English as a first language, the challenge is especially daunting. When English is not your mother tongue 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z K. VijayRaghavan, a molecular biologist and principal scientific adviser for the government, is a vocal proponent of making science accessible to people in their first language. Indian initiatives aim to break science’s language barrier 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z Each man knows enough of the other’s first language to communicate the essentials. Reviews: Matt Bomer in ‘Papi Chulo’; Seth Green’s ‘Changeland’; and more 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z “It was actually kind of easy, because Hakha is my first language.” Foreign language skills benefit refugee students in Texas 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z It rankled him that most of his colleagues did not speak English as a first language, and that the Muslim workers seemed to be allotted favorable hours during the holy month of Ramadan. The Undercover Fascist 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z His parents’—English was not their first language, Italian was. Transcript: Lisa Monaco 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Now Afrikaans both unites and divides the country; it is the basis of a white-identity movement, but it is also the first language of three-quarters of colored South Africans. Who Owns South Africa? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z English ranks only fourth as a first language but is widely used as the language of business and is widely spoken as a second language. Charting South Africa's divides 25 years after apartheid 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Russia says the move discriminates against Russian speakers in Ukraine - for many, particularly in eastern regions, Russian is still the first language. Russia may ease passport rules for whole Ukraine 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Although she and her husband do not live in Yorkshire, it remains Wainwright’s first language. Sally Wainwright and the not so secret life of a television revolutionary. In Yorkshire. With a female gaze. 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Their first language is Plautdietsch, or Low German, an archaic unwritten dialect that dates back to sixteenth-century Polish Prussia, where many of their ancestors settled after persecution drove them from home. How a Beloved Canadian Novelist Reckons with Her Mennonite Past 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z According to the EF English Proficiency Index, Japan ranks 49th among countries where English is not the first language, below nations such as Chile, Belarus and neighboring South Korea. Olympics: Tokyo great-grandmother proves it's never too late to learn 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Carla Toro moved her family from Annandale, Va., because of Key School, drawn to the Lyon Village campus because it would tether her daughters to their first language as they progressed through school. In Northern Va., a fight over moving a bilingual school stirs questions of race and class 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z But so do the numbers of immigrants in our communities whose first language is something other than English. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Although peer reviewers forgive minor language errors if English is not your first language, such mistakes are not going to help your chances of a favourable review. Essential elements for high-impact scientific writing 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Most of her role involved stoically suffering in long, wordless closeups; the scant dialogue was in Plautdietsch, her parents’ first language, which she does not really speak, so she learned her lines phonetically. How a Beloved Canadian Novelist Reckons with Her Mennonite Past 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Two university language teachers and researchers in Hong Kong offer advice for scholars whose first language is not English about publishing research in international journals. Daily briefing: Evolution from soup to nuts 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Scholars whose first language is not English often struggle to publish their research in international journals. How to write effectively for international journals 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z The reality is we also need to reach women who don’t have English as a first language and the very many women who hardly know what a cervix is. If young women are dying of shame about their bodies, we need a rethink | Suzanne Moore 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z The state is currently the target of a lawsuit alleging that Delaware is failing to meet its constitutional commitment to disadvantaged students, including low-income children and those whose first language is not English. English language learners, poor students to get more funding 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Managers and fellow employees assumed that Spanish was my first language because of my skin and hair. From academic to assembly line worker: My life of precarity in Middle America 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z After that, she wrote ceaselessly, stuffing cupboards “full with unfinished novels, plays, stories”; from her teens, she wrote in English, which she came to consider her “first language.” Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and the Art of Ambivalence 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Chief Richardson called Mr. Singh an “American patriot,” and noted that English was not his first language. Killing of California Officer Prompts Manhunt and Fuels Immigration Debate 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z She was, to her knowledge, the only certified speech pathologist working for the district who spoke Arabic, which made her indispensable to children whose first language was Arabic. She Wouldn’t Promise Not to Boycott Israel, So a Texas School District Stopped Paying Her 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z His first language is Q’eqchi’, a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala and Belize. Father of Migrant Girl Who Died in U.S. Custody Disputes Border Patrol Account 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z His first language is Q’eqchi’ and Spanish is his second, but all the forms he was asked to sign were in English, the statement read. Family of migrant Guatemalan girl disputes official story of her death 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Lorne is deaf — his first language is American Sign Language, or ASL. How deaf researchers are reinventing science communication 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z The publishing industry needs to consider how to eliminate or minimize the extra burden on authors whose first language isn’t English, the report says. Keystone pipeline blocked, statistics prize and horse cull 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z The publishing industry needs to consider how to eliminate or minimize the additional burden on authors whose first language isn’t English, the report says. Scientists struggle with confusing journal guidelines 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z “Here’s a person who until the fourth grade was in another country and English was not his first language,” Mr. Fitzsimmons said. Harvard’s Admissions Process, Once Secret, Is Unveiled in Affirmative Action Trial 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z When it was time to go to middle school, he could not be in the honors program because English was not his first language. Lead Counsel for Harvard in Bias Trial Recalls His Run-Ins With Discrimination 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The suit against the district and the doctor states the severity of the injury wasn’t adequately conveyed to the family, whose first language is Vietnamese. Family of Kenney Bui, who died during football game in 2015, files suit against school, doctor 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Her father, a first-generation American who spoke Yiddish as his first language, was an auto salesman. Jacky Rosen Wants to Flip Nevada for Democrats. But First, Kavanaugh. 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z His first language was Portuguese because he’d lived in Brazil until the age of 14, and his second was Korean, the native tongue of his parents. Opinion | My Friend Wrote a Book Before He Died. Could I Read His Handwriting? 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z That is because more of the audience is people who don't speak English as their first language. James Bond won't be played by a female in Hollywood anytime soon, claims 007 historian 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z For many of them, French is their first language. When Feedback From Distant Bosses Feels Like an Insult 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “Sometimes English wasn’t their first language but it didn't really matter, we were all able to move and breathe and smile together.” Highland Park native brings music and yoga to the Eastside 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Only 3% of students are learning English, and of those, Farsi is nearly as likely as Spanish to be their first language. Allegations of racism at Orange County high school football game underscore broader tension in the Trump era 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Students looked giddy as they arrived at the Haifa Intermediate School in Beirut’s Bir Hassan neighborhood on Monday and sat attentively through their first language, history, and math lessons of the year. UN schools for Palestinians defy funding cuts, open on time 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z At the start of the season, 21.4 percent of the 637 players were born in countries where Spanish is the first language. Among D.C. United players, a new team-building drill: Spanish lessons 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z “Her own fear of discrimination led her to never speak Spanish to us, even though that was her first language, so we never grew up bilingual,” Dr. Miner said. Battle Over Immigration Rattles Community Colleges 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Like many of these migrants, her first language was K’iche’, and her Spanish was basic. What happens after Ice tears your family apart: 'the storm descended' 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Almost 400m people speak it as their first language; a billion more know it as a secondary tongue. Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is taking over the planet 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z People who spoke Spanish as a first language, for instance, were understood 6 percent less often than people who grew up around California or Washington, where the tech giants are based. Alexa, Google Home less likely to understand non-American accents 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z An accent is simply a way of speaking shaped by a combination of geography, social class, education, ethnicity and first language. Opinion | Everyone Has an Accent 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Her father did not speak English and her first language was Spanish. Sonia Sotomayor Delivers Sharp Dissent in Travel Ban Case 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z My father was raised in central america, Spanish is his first language, but his grandparents were of African descent and immigrated to central america from English-speaking Caribbean nations. How ‘Desus & Mero’ Conquered Late Night 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The 2007 census, the most recent one available, found 3.4 million people — about 11 percent of the population — speaking Quechua as their first language. Broadcasts in a Native Language, Speaking to Every Corner of Peru 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z It’s because English is not the first language. Q&A: Christopher Plummer on playing a weed dealer at 88 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z English is not my first language, so I’m curious about word origins. Bursts of Work, and Lots of Movement 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Garcia is one of the more than 10 million foreign-born workers in California, whose first language might not be, and likely isn’t, English. In L.A., there’s a language barrier between being a barback or a bartender. A Spanish manual could change that 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Their first language was English, and they spoke without accents. Prolific, provocative author Philip Roth, dies at 85 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z English is the world's favourite lingua franca - the language people are most likely to turn to when they don't share a first language. Can English remain the 'world's favourite' language? 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Alternatively, it is possible that after one masters a first language, its rules interfere with the ability to learn a second. At What Age Does Our Ability to Learn a New Language Like a Native Speaker Disappear? 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z They both spoke Spanish as their first language when they entered school in the United States. Borderlands diversity is staple of school’s athletic success 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The suits say many of those in trouble are low-income, elderly or don’t speak English as their first language. Los Angeles County, lenders sued over green energy program 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z They note that many of those in trouble have low incomes, are elderly or don't speak English as their first language. Lawsuits filed against L.A. County, lenders over green energy program 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z In Uganda, however, all secondary schools must conduct classes entirely in English, and some parents teach their young children English as their first language. Can English remain the 'world's favourite' language? 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z It might also reveal that a patient did not speak English as their first language, which would help the hospital plan the person's care. Facebook halts medical data sharing plan 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z In a household influenced by generations of immigrants, Novakovich’s first language was Serbian. He has a Serbian accent, scores goals in the Netherlands and may help rebuild U.S. men’s soccer 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z And when some of the pupils' parents don't speak English as a first language, it means even more demands on the teachers to provide the support not available at home. ‘Integration? It’s about top exam grades’ 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z “As a Latina immigrant journalist, who speaks Spanish as a first language, I’m humbled to receive this recognition,” Fernandez said in a statement. 2 freelance writers win new journalism prize in California 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z During the trial, the victim had said English is not her first language and that she had equated the word “bald” with closely cropped hair. Man found guilty in rape aboard moving Red Line train in Maryland 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The victim countered that English is not her first language and that she had equated the word “bald” with closely cropped hair. ‘Don’t do this to me’: Woman testifies she was raped at knifepoint on moving Metro train 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z While a well-documented language can be taught to others, that data filter that was put in place by that language being a person's first language isn't repeated. Thousands Once Spoke His Language in the Amazon. Now, He’s the Only One. 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Many elders speak Cherokee as their first language. In Opioid Battle, Cherokee Want Their Day in Tribal Court 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z For students whose first language is not English, the challenges of learning the complex concepts of civics are complicated by the language being new to them as well, Dube said. Spanish-language video game aims to teach students about civil rights 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z English was not her first language, and Spanish wasn’t mine, but we made do. My New Friend 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Most defendants do not speak English as their first language if at all, are not entitled to lawyers at the government’s expense, and thousands end up trying to defend themselves. Immigration judges say proposed quotas from Justice Dept. threaten independence 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z A person's first language represents a filter through which they see and understand the world. Thousands Once Spoke His Language in the Amazon. Now, He’s the Only One. 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Her footnotes are filled with Russian-language sources that distinguish Gessen from her peers whose first language is English, and the book has many insights that could come only from Gessen’s living in Moscow. Putin’s Russia, guided by its totalitarian past, has no future 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Why is Spanish the first language of Puerto Rico? Why does Puerto Rico seem like an island nation, even when it's not? 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z We’d all do this if we hadn’t learned it as a first language. MLB Players Are Learning English from ‘Friends,’ But There Are Way Better Shows - Golf Digest 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z “They encouraged me to keep my language. “Many students, if they don’t get that reinforcement they eventually lose their second language or at times their first language,” Ruiz Velasco added. ‘Not for the fainthearted’: Highline schools held up as model for training bilingual teachers 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Gonzalez, who was surrounded by Spanish, his first language, at home, also had English classes in school when he moved to Southern California. ‘Friends,’ the Sitcom That’s Still a Hit in Major League Baseball 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z “The waiter in question is Bulgarian, and he does speak four different languages,” said MacLeod, noting that English is not the server’s first language. A gay couple was told that their sharing dessert ‘doesn’t go with the ambiance’ at a D.C. restaurant 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Who are these people with flat accents and English as a first language, and why are there so many of them? Coco Vandeweghe reaches quarterfinals, helps Americans continue run at U.S. Open 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Of the 70,000 people killed in the fight between the insurgents and the government, three-quarters did not speak Spanish as their first language. Peru’s indigenous-language push 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z But in Nigeria it is estimated that some three to five million people use it as their first language in day-to-day interactions. BBC starts Pidgin digital service for West Africa audiences - BBC News 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Lawyer Antoine Hacault, whose first language is French, was due to face a judge next week over an alleged speeding infraction in the largely French-speaking village of St-Pierre-Jolys in southern Manitoba, broadcaster CBC reports. Canadian cop's lack of French cancels speeding ticket - BBC News 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z He issued no such statement in Hebrew, the state’s official language and the first language of most Israelis. For Jewish Americans, echoes of the Holocaust and anger over Trump's response to Charlottesville 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Refugee and immigrant populations where English isn’t a first language are among the fastest-growing populations at Lincoln Public Schools. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Or that reforming immigration to emphasize skilled workers would exclude people from countries where English is not the first language? Opinion | Why we can’t have a rational conversation about immigration 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z For Ms. Geter, immigrating to the United States cost the family their first language, Hausa, a significant piece of their heritage. New York Today: The Poetry in Politics 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Rather than refusing to learn English, today’s immigrants actually abandon their first language much more readily than previous generations. Immigrants do not need to speak English before they arrive in America 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z But what if, in the end, our application is rejected, and we are deported back to our home country with children whose first language is English? Brexodus has begun. We EU nationals know staying on is too big a gamble | Joris Luyendijk 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z It was this aspiration which lead me to text my mother – whose first language is Arabic – today and ask her what various idioms meant to her. That time I made my mom guess the meaning of English expressions 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z English was her first language, and her communication with parents was restricted to mundane topics like work and getting ready for school. Spokane residents share Japanese internment camp stories 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Apparently, English is not Risch’s first language and he is unschooled in its nuances. Republicans indefensible in their defense of Trump 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z We have parking signs indecipherable to anyone who speaks English as a first language. Perspective | The 2024 Olympics in Los Angeles? No, thanks. 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z It means “child” in her Madagascan mum’s first language, and documents Jain’s youth, spent in the UAE and Republic of Congo thanks to her dad’s job in the oil industry. French pop star Jain: an electropop journey from Congo to Colbert 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Elie Wiesel endorsed it as a chronicle of “unusual power”; others marvelled that Kosinski had written it in English, given that it was not his first language. Jerzy Kosinski’s Traumas, Real and Invented 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z English is not his first language, and Skype not his preferred method of communication. Guyana tribe goes hi-tech to protect its land - BBC News 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z And those who speak more than one language, report that swearing in their first language is more satisfying, carrying, as it does, a bigger emotional punch. Why do people swear? - BBC News 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z “My whole world was there,” Reyes said. “My first language was English.” Who are America's deportees? 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z In Dear Friend, she writes that “my abandonment of my first language is … so deeply personal that I resist any interpretation”: it is “a kind of suicide”. Yiyun Li: ‘I used to say that I was not an autobiographical writer – that was a lie’ 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z “It can be confusing, and if English isn’t their first language it would be even more difficult,” Van Alst said. Mobile-home park’s residents left in dark as homes are sold out from under them 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, another major sign of change is that parents are teaching their children Sm’algyax as a first language, such as language apprentice Victoria McKoy. Tribal elder, KIC work to save Sm’algyax 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z LePage, whose first language is French and who didn’t speak English until he was a teenager, told reporters that he meant to say authoritative and that he didn’t respect them. LePage takes message to cordial outlets, ignores other media 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z My abandonment of my first language is personal, so deeply personal that I resist any interpretation—political or historical or ethnographical. To Speak Is to Blunder 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z ESSA’s goal is improving education for historically disadvantaged students, such as students from low-income families, those whose first language isn’t English and students with disabilities. Louisiana editorial roundup 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z I asked her to marry me in Polish — her first language. Can you find your true love on a dating app? I did — and I'm marrying her Sunday 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The name is derived from a phrase meaning “knock and plead” in Cebuano, Mr. Duterte’s first language. ‘They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals’ 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z University ASL Program Coordinator Jonathan Penny’s first language is ASL, and he said videos are an extremely effective way to teach the language. Minnesota professor seeks funds for visual language videos 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z It might help because more of those often scared suburbanites may change attitudes as folks like Muslims and those who have Spanish as a first language become classmates and neighbors. Why Republicans Don’t Even Try to Win Cities Anymore 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z They speak Catalan, rather than Spanish, as a first language. The Five Months in Mexico That Shaped Pep Guardiola’s Philosophy 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Also for districts with a diversity of first languages, would there be separate curricula for Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and English? Californians, Having Curbed Bilingual Education, May Now Expand It 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z No one seemed to speak English as a first language; students were from all over. Advice for New Students From Those Who Know (Older Students) 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The hope was that instructing English-learners partially in their first languages would keep their spirits high and their academic progress on track. Learning to assimilate 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z If English isn't your first language, ask a tutor or friend to proofread your scholarship essay. Dos, Don'ts of Applying for Scholarships as an International Student 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Although I am just as fascinated by my mom's background as I am with my dad's, I was born in the United States, have never really lived anywhere else, and my first language is English. 'Basically White' 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z So of course the native English speaking students would stick to English-only courses, whereas native Spanish speakers would feel more comfortable taking courses in their first language. Californians, Having Curbed Bilingual Education, May Now Expand It 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Whether the message was getting through was open to debate; only a handful of the players arrayed before the coach, Jonathan Vaughan, spoke English as their first language. Soccer Team With International Flavor Mixes Drills and Assimilation 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z What makes handwriting a unique identifier stems in large part from where the writer was born, the first language spoken and, of course, the handwriting method taught at school. The comeback of cursive 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z This is especially the case if an essay is required and English isn't your first language. Dos, Don'ts of Applying for Scholarships as an International Student 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The driver, whose first language was not English, grew agitated and shouted, “And you wonder why police officers kill people!” One Police Shift: Patrolling an Anxious America 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z As anyone who knows anything about language acquisition knows, teaching a child in their first language is very different from teaching them in their second language. Californians, Having Curbed Bilingual Education, May Now Expand It 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Now nearly half of the Dodger Stadium crowd is Latino, and a little less then half of that group speak Spanish as their first language. Jaime Jarrín: The remarkable story of the Latino Vin Scully 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z He spoke Norwegian as his first language and was sent, aged seven, to attend the prestigious Llandaff Cathedral School, which still exists today. Who inspired Roald Dahl's Mrs Pratchett character? - BBC News 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The research suggests a radically different view, in which learning of a child’s first language does not rely on an innate grammar module. What’s universal grammar? Evidence rebuts Chomsky’s theory of language learning 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z The women asked for religious lessons, and Hafeezo brought them a copy of the Koran translated into their first language, Tigrinya. Special Report: Enslaved in Libya - One woman's extraordinary escape from Islamic State 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Research clearly demonstrates that children learn language best when they are strong in their primary language, the first language they learned in life. Californians, Having Curbed Bilingual Education, May Now Expand It 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z For parents whose first language isn’t English, or parents who work long hours, homework can be a good resource and supplement to regular school days. Too much homework? Some parents are just opting out. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Adam Ma of New York City, a graduate student whose first language is Mandarin, was extremely nervous several years ago when he stepped up to give a presentation to 40 fellow students. Why You Should Never Tell Someone to Relax 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z He's a rare public figure in the English-speaking world for learning German as a young man and told Der Spiegel he only wished it was his first language. John Cleese to receive Rose d'Or lifetime achievement award - BBC News 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z English is not Nelson Valdez’s first language — it’s not even his second, third or fourth. Sounders forward Nelson Valdez bluntly describes his reaction to his Orlando City miss 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z If that language is not English, they actually learn English better if given the chance to learn their first language thoroughly. Californians, Having Curbed Bilingual Education, May Now Expand It 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z But, if first languages are reservoirs of emotion, second languages can be rivers undammed, freeing their speakers to ride different currents. Love in Translation 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z He added, “Remember, we are talking about Latino voters — not the general population, and the vast majority of Latino voters do not speak Spanish as a first language.” Tim Kaine can speak Spanish. But most Hispanics don’t care. 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z Media commentators wondered if the fact that English is not her first language was a factor in her echoing Michelle Obama’s remarks. Melania Trump doesn’t want attention. Too late for that now. 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z That was likely the case with Mrs. Trump, whose first language is Slovenian and who hasn't done much public speaking in the past. How major campaign speeches like Melania Trump's are crafted 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z That was likely the case with Mrs. Trump, whose first language is Slovenian and who hasn’t done much public speaking in the past. How major campaign speeches like Melania Trump's are crafted 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Wen didn’t have much to say and warned that English wasn’t his first language. Behind-the-scenes video of 'Rogue One' channels a classic 'Star Wars' feeling, plus character details 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Zubac is living in a new world and English is not his first language. Lakers rookie Ivica Zubac is living his dream of being an NBA player 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Most now speak Afrikaans as their first language. The first South Africans fight for their rights - BBC News 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Unsurprising then that my parents, whose first language is Arabic, pronounce my name the Arabic way. (How to) say my name, say my name 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Most of them speak Spanish as their first language. The importance of desegregating our schools 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z The pop up will also allow you to translate text from your first language back into the foreign language you're reading. Google Translate now works inside any app on Android 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z A presidential candidate wants to be understood by all voters, from immigrants whose first language isn’t English to those with advanced degrees in linguistics. Donald Trump speaks like a sixth-grader. All politicians should. 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Goldaraz’s first language was Spanish, but he became fluent in English and even picked up a little Basque when he came back to Idaho in the 1970s. Cultural identity fades among second-generation immigrants 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Hanif borrowed books and read widely, starting in his first language, Punjabi. A Pakistani Novelist Tests the Limits 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Related: ‘Lost’ first languages leave permanent mark on the brain, new study reveals Uri Hasson, a neuroscientist at Princeton University, praised the work. Neuroscientists create ‘atlas’ showing how words are organised in the brain 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Monday’s report also found gains among students whose first language isn’t English. Report: Lawrence school improving under state receivership 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z At home, they spoke Greek, their first language. Bonds Deepened by 50 Years of Music 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z With nine out of 10 kids at some of Mannheim’s schools coming from households where German isn’t the first language, education remains a priority. Sanctuary or ghetto? How Mannheim created a 'city within a city' for refugees 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z They also factor in whether English is spoken as a first language in the home. DEBORAH SIMMONS: It’s the school boundaries, stupid 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z “One of them on my block keeps sending me texts and telling me I should convert to Islam. The first language in Brussels is no longer Dutch or French, but Arabic. This is a reality.” Three lives that changed on the day that terror came home to Belgium 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z International students in different time zones, Oakar says, might need access to 24-hour tech support, for example, or may desire assistance with their writing, especially if English isn't their first language. Apply to a U.S. Online Graduate Program as an International Student 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Water Tender James Flynn, 41, was born in Ireland, and his first language was Irish. After 95 years, a Navy ship lost at sea with all hands is finally discovered 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z He shined shoes and washed dishes, and struggled with college because his first language was French. Before there was Donald Trump, there was Maine's Paul LePage 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z One of the school’s successful interventions was hiring teachers to work solely on communication in early years, since most of its pupils don’t speak English as a first language. Premium grade 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z She was born in London; her first language was not. A Lineup of Missteps 1459-02-08T05:00:00Z At Match in Boston, where many students’ first language was Spanish, Mr. Bacrania, who has consulted with the school, advised that it switch from the SAT to the ACT this year. New, Reading-Heavy SAT Has Students Worried 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z As an aside, it’s worth noting that having written all that in perfect English, presumably not his first language, Guilherme signs off by apologising for his English. Transfer window: Ramires, Matip, Cahill, Pato and more – live! 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Users of sign language have faced barriers to participating fully in mainstream Facebook groups because of the fact English isn't their first language. Why Facebook has become so important to the sign language community - BBC News 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Researchers whose first language is not English worry they have to subscribe to Anglo-American theories to get published in major international journals. Does the rise of English mean losing knowledge? - BBC News 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Every student deserves a chance at success, no matter what their first language is. The supreme court must protect the right of teachers to speak in a loud voice | Pankaj Sharma 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Of the nearly 36 million people in Canada, about a quarter speak French as their first language. Canada's bilingual laws apply to tweets, too 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z As an aside, it’s worth noting that having written all that in perfect English, presumably not his first language, Guilherme signs off by apologising for his English. Transfer window: Ramires, Matip, Cahill, Pato and more – live! 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Adopting English as the first language - apart from subjects such as Dutch literature or Dutch law - is now accepted, says the rector, after "some resistance at the beginning from some of the staff". UK student numbers surge in Netherlands - BBC News 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z “When I come home, nothing,” said Ms. Kriss, 63, whose first language is Haitian Creole. Replacing a Green Card, and a Home 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z A staggering 71% of people don’t speak English as a first language. In 15 years of medicine I've had only one conversation about euthanasia | Ranjana Srivastava 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Dual-language programs teach students in their first language and then transition them to English. Educators seek more effective bilingual education strategies 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z A student for whom English is not a first language may also find a live online class challenging when compared with asynchronous classes. Overcome 5 Obstacles of Live Online Classes 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z It’s certainly no laughing matter that Bush, whose first language is English, can’t manage to get out a simple, easily understood sentence. Jeb Bush: No more Mr. Nice Candidate 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Shame on the crowd pleased by them - and by criticism of presidential candidate Jeb Bush for speaking Spanish, his Mexican-born wife’s first language. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Sung switched to Cantonese, the waiter’s first language. A Chinatown Bank Accused of Fraud 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z In the transitional early exit program, teachers provide instruction in literacy and academic content areas through the student’s first language, along with instruction in English. Educators seek more effective bilingual education strategies 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Other factors, Tourangeau says: Gated, private communities that door-to-door surveyors can't reach, and more survey subjects who don't speak English as a first language. The Problem With Polls 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The change provoked controversy in some circles, but Rev. Tavlarides recognized that many of his parishioners were native-born Americans who spoke English as a first language and, in some cases, knew little or no Greek. John T. Tavlarides, longtime priest at Greek Orthodox cathedral, dies at 84 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Like 38 percent of them, his first language was Spanish. Being a role model in Albany classroom 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z English and Urdu are not even the most common first languages in Pakistan, despite their official adoption. Uncommon tongue: Pakistan's confusing move to Urdu - BBC News 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z |
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