Half-American by birth, he can see the weaknesses of the English position and comments that, compared with Americans, "the English have never really internalised the notion of free speech".
"I can't think of anything else I'd rather do," said Ms. Pankow, 23, as she waited outside the principal's office at Pelham Memorial last week, among 619 people applying for one English position.
Henry later proved to be feckless and simpleminded, subject to spells of madness, and dominated by his ambitious queen, Margaret of Anjou, whose party had allowed the English position in France to deteriorate.
The event lured a couple from Long Island, Eric Shapiro, who interviewed for an English position at the high school, and his wife, Julia Lang, who was applying for an art teacher opening.
It was one of the most successful achievements of Richard's reign, and strengthened the king's support at home, although the consolidation of the English position in Ireland proved to be short-lived.
A group of Labour MPs have met in private to agree plans for an English Labour party and a more distinctive voice for England in the Commons, amid deep concerns that the party leader Ed Miliband may have been manoeuvred into an anti-English position by the prime minister David Cameron.
According to George Xu, chief executive of eChinacities.com, a Web site that provides employment and lifestyle tips for expatriates, 65 percent of their job postings were for English-teaching positions.
The sentiment behind the verse is bad enough, the deliberate translation into English and positioning of the banner in the centre of town even worse.
Upon his return to Nigeria he was appointed research fellow at the University of Nigeria and became professor of English, a position he held from 1976 until 1981 (professor emeritus from 1985).
However, she is not fluent in German or any other foreign language and has found that English-speaking positions in companies overseas are just as competitive as in the UK.
