A Common Language
ESOL Provision in the UK
This project, running in parallel to wider Demos work on adult learning, will begin with first principles – why ESOL matters – and work through to a logical conclusion of how best it can be delivered in practice, within a coherent policy framework.
"britishness"
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- 'Language games' by Bernard Crick | Prospect Magazine July 2006 issue 124 Whatever one means by Britishness, citizenship and integration, the language and some knowledge of the country are surely crucial. "The New and the Old" stressed the importance of language not just for work but to carry a culture. We saw Britishness, even before the Windrush, as an overarching political-legal culture...but a state that already had within it a diversity of national cultures and religious identities.' from : duncanoleary 26th July 2007
- Culture Clash or Culture Club? The Identity and Attitudes of Immigrants in Britain (pdf) Really good paper from the Centre for Economic Performence. Looks at attitudes of different ethnic groups settling in Britain over time. from : duncanoleary 7th August 2007