[EDLING:2426] England: Talking a different language

[Francis M. Hult]

HEN News

Talking a different language

THE Government plans to make foreign language lessons compulsory in England's 
primary schools.

Education Secretary Alan Johnson believes that all children should learn a 
language from the age of seven. This should happen as part of the curriculum 
overhaul in 2010.

The Observer visited Hatfield Heath Primary to see whether Year 6 pupils 
greeted this idea with shouts of "formidable!" or "sacré bleu!"

Full Story:
http://www.hertsessexnews.co.uk/news/observer/2007/03/15/small%20talk.lpf