Children who are bilingual, or English is not their first language, should not be looked down upon, rather they should be seen as teachers. We can benefit from bilingual children and children are an enormous asset on everyone else.

Babies are already learning their mother's language in the womb from the sound of their voice. By the time the baby is born they are able to distinguish between their own mother's native tongue and another mother's native tongue. A baby's first language comes from hearing different speech patterns and rhythms inside the womb.

LONDON - Tens of thousands of London private hire drivers could lose their licenses due to new English reading and writing requirements, taxi app Uber [UBER.UL] said on Tuesday at the start of a court battle to halt the plans.

And if the Yankees, who have a lengthy history with Japanese players, were to land the two-way Japan League star Shohei Otani next year? "I thought it could be beneficial for the Yankees to have a catcher who speaks Japanese," Higashioka said.