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Indian student in England honoured for English proficiency
WSN News
London: An India born seven-year-old boy in Norwich,
eastern England, has been honoured for his proficiency in English.
Bharat Dhyani was among nearly 50 pupils awarded certificates for
completing the Norwich public schools' English as a second
language/bilingual programme, a feat they achieved after
demonstrating linguistic and academic grade-level proficiency.
"What impresses me is that most of you are not just bilingual, but
you are multilingual, which is an accomplishment not many native
speakers can boast of," superintendent Pam Aubin told the students.
An excited Dhyani said he was embarrassed at first to be in class
with students who knew words he didn't understand. But he said he
now speaks English with ease.
According to the online edition of Norwich Bulletin, Dhyani's family
moved from India to England four years ago.
Thousands of immigrants have poured into Norwich in the last decade,
lured mostly by job opportunities. The impact has been felt in the
city's schools, where 738 of 3,994 students spoke a language other
than English.
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