• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Kinda. If we’re talking about who can participate in the workforce or online conversations, being literate in the dominant language equals “being literate”.

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      3 months ago

      Makes sense. I was asking because the links were talking about the English language. But considering that this is the working language, it doesn’t really matter in the end if the person is a native speaker or not. If they can’t hold a basic conversation or read simple instructions, it makes their life harder no matter what.