Children learning a second language are more likely to achieve native-like fluency than adults, but in general, it is very rare for someone speaking a second language to pass completely for a native speaker.
Many language teachers still view themselves as helping their learners achieve native-like fluency, teaching "standard" English, etc.
It is being called "merit-based and uses a point system to determine who does and does not qualify, weighing factors like education, fluency in English, job-offer salary and investment portfolio.
Eight subjects read English as a first language (four were British, three Irish, one Australian) and one (S2) was a native Cantonese speaker with fluency in English.
Fluency in the public language, like fluency in a second language, can be achieved with enough practice.
The translation process began with forward translation into German conducted by a German native speaker with a high level of fluency in English.
The Spanish translation of the BCI was carried out independently by two professional linguists, both native Spanish speakers, with a high level of fluency in English.
Young people from other countries could now offer fluency in English, plus their native language.
What's more, hundreds of thousands of Chinese students study in Anglophone countries each year, gaining professional fluency in English in addition to their already native grasp on Chinese.
Conroy's native language was of particular value to the Duchess because she had not yet acquired fluency in English.
To be sure, the antecedent does not hold everywhere; and fluency in English is sometimes best achieved through instruction in a child's native language.
