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Declan Flanagan, Lecturer in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies, Dublin City University

English lessons shouldn’t be an immigration test – why the UK’s new policy risks deepening exclusion

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What happens when learning English stops being a bridge into society and starts to feel like a test of belonging you can fail?

That is the question raised by the the UK government’s proposed new immigration policy, which would raise English-language requirements for most visa routes, with the aim of improving integration and workforce readiness.

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