Hello all
Concerns have been expressed recently on this list about the negative portrayal of ESOL students in the media. Some of you may have seen Mark Easton's report on the BBC last night which looked at the cost of translation. I thought Easton's report was very unbalanced and highly irresponsible.
To view Easton's report, click on the link below and (when it opens) click the button just to the right of the picture (video and audio news):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6174303.stm
Tim Deignan
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