BILINGUAL

Europe has recently increased its migration rate. According to the Eurostat statistics, Germany has the most non-EU immigrants in the EU countries as on 1 January 2018 with a total number of 9.7 million,
followed by the United Kingdom (6.3 million) and Italy (5.1) million. A report on educational support (European Commission, 2013) highlighted the importance of an integrated approach to migrants
inclusion rather than focusing on individual measures. Yet, support in developing proficiency in the dominant language of a jurisdiction had remained the main approach to supporting new arrivals. Language proficiency is one of the crucial elements for immigrants’​ economic development. They claimed in their research that, immigrants who are more fluent in the language, have the highest chances of entering into the core institutions with higher
positions. Mastering the host country’s language and training are prerequisites to avoiding the problems of an under-qualified labor force. As such, linguistic regulations must be supported with
adequately funded language teaching and testing in any appropriate response to the challenges of migration and their integration.