The current law requires students take at least two years of foreign language classes but that could change if the governor signs a bill the Illinois legislature unanimously passed.

Get information on English for Academic Purposes programmes available at the Centre for Language Studies. More information at www.lse.ac.uk/languages

Sannah Gulamani’s career at UCL has spanned teaching, research and professional services, connected by a belief that language is central to access, equity, identity and belonging.

UKCISA research involving around 750 students found cost and access barriers, confusion over accepted English language qualifications, and concerns that language tests do not fully prepare students for life and study in the UK.

Reading difficulties, like dyslexia, are common and often affect achievement and outcomes during school and later in life. A new study, published in Current Biology, reports that current methods used to test for reading disabilities in young children may be missing a certain subgroup of children whose reading issues stem from visual-processing difficulties.

With sector debate about English language requirements often driven by anecdote and risk, Yinbo Yu presents findings from new UKCISA research – and argues the conversation needs to start from diversity, not assumption