UK pupils 'worst in Europe for learning foreign languages'

[Francis Hult]

The Telegraph

 

UK pupils 'worst in Europe for learning foreign languages'

 

An international study shows that schoolchildren are less likely to learn multiple languages than in almost any other EU member state. 

 

In the last decade, the UK plunged from mid-table to joint-bottom of major rankings listing the number of languages learned in each country. 

 

Full story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8729278/UK-pupils-worst-in-Europe-for-learning-foreign-languages.html

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