first language

The second group is made up of individuals who were born outside of the United States and whose first language isn’t English.

Masters student George Karabassis, 26, uses AI to assist with translation as English isn't his first language.

When Ali awoke from a coma, she could no longer speak English, only her first language, Urdu.

"It's our first language; how can we not preserve what's ours? It's not a written language and we spell it any old how, but it has rhythm and I'm proud of it."

There are high levels of migration - 71 children moved in and out of the school during the last academic year - and for nearly 70% of the children, English is not their first language.