Finland: School Language Skills In Decline

[Francis Hult]

YLE.fi

 

School Language Skills In Decline

 

Foreign language teaching in primary schools has declined over the past few years. The range of languages available has also suffered in many areas. Some experts say that 

 

Finland is raising a generation whose language skills will not get them far in working life. 

During the past decade or so the study of foreign languages has plummeted. At best in the past, by fourth grade about 40% of pupils had voluntarily started a first foreign language. Today that figure is 25%. 

 

Full story:

http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/10/school_language_skills_in_decline_1115953.html

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