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SECOND-LANGUAGE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-09-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Population Movements
- Continuing Education
- Statistical Surveys
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- second-language foreign-born population
1, record 1, English, second%2Dlanguage%20foreign%2Dborn%20population
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persons with immigrant background who used to speak a language other than the main national one(s). 2, record 1, English, - second%2Dlanguage%20foreign%2Dborn%20population
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The section on "Poor literacy proficiency among the second-language foreign-born population" ... shows that more than half (64%) of the individuals with immigrant backgrounds who speak a language other than English performed at Level 1 on the prose scale of the National Adult Literacy Survey. 3, record 1, English, - second%2Dlanguage%20foreign%2Dborn%20population
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mouvements de population
- Éducation permanente
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- immigrants parlant une langue seconde
1, record 1, French, immigrants%20parlant%20une%20langue%20seconde
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Personnes] qui parlaient auparavant une langue autre que la ou les principales langues nationales. 2, record 1, French, - immigrants%20parlant%20une%20langue%20seconde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Faible niveau de littératie chez les immigrants parlant une langue seconde. Le dernier indicateur du présent rapport montre la proportion des natifs et des immigrants parlant une langue seconde âgés de 16 à 65 ans qui se situent au niveau 1 sur l'échelle de compréhension de textes suivis. 3, record 1, French, - immigrants%20parlant%20une%20langue%20seconde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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