Philippe and Thérèse hired an Austrian governess, and spoke German in front of their children to improve their command of the language.
Korean and Chinese women smoked at higher rates the longer they had lived in the United States -- and their chances of smoking also rose as their command of English improved.
Moreover, students believed that the test improved their overall command of English.
It does not help that their command of English, the language of the computer here, is fairly limited.
These intermediaries, known as community knowledge workers (or CKWs), are chosen for their command of English, community standing and entrepreneurial spirit as well as their technological know-how.
This can only be seen as a hugely valuable contribution to their command of English and a firm foundation for their future modern language learning.
One head of a primary school reported asking an agency not to send overseas-trained teachers because, in her experience, "their command of English was too often inadequate".
On the other hand, I've also had a great deal of success recruiting people for over-the-phone sales engineer roles from overseas when their command of English allows them to support people in English-speaking countries.
Their concerns were largely about their own experience, and if relevant, their command of English language.
Contrary to expectations, many participants in this study indicated that their command of English was not sufficient to enable them to adequately communicate with healthcare providers, despite the relatively high level of education among our respondents.
Many Europeans want to learn English, and it's also true in the U.S. Immigrants want to improve their knowledge of English.
