Maybe. But I can certainly recall thinking that it would be beneficial if proficiency in English were a pre-requisite for calculus. Clear communication is essential is science. I think I can make a very good case that mathematics is simply the very precise use of language to describe order.

In fact English used to be a pre-requisite, at least in a sense. Back in the dark ages, when I was in college, ANY instructor could refer any student to the English department for certification of compentence, and they had to pass muster in order to graduate. I don't recall any student actually being so referred, but I do recall questions from the Chancellor as to why there were so few referrals and so much poor writing.

At a different school I once gave a test on elementary differential equations. It was an essay test. I asked them how to recognize certain types of equations and how to approach them once recognized. It was a disaster. I have no idea what language they thought they were using. I was expecting something starting with a capital letter, ending in a period with a noun and a verb somewhere in between. My expectations were not met.