Language skills are often trumpeted as a cornerstone of social integration, allowing citizens to participate fully in their host communities. British prime minister David Cameron a £20m fund for English language lessons to tackle radicalisation in the UK, for example. Similarly, US presidential hopeful has called for assimilation and English-speaking in the US.
But with transnational mobility and trade a defining feature of our times, what of Cameron’s or Trump’s own supporters and their ability to speak English within a wider international community?
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