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<p>British Council</p>
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<p>“Languages for the Future”</p>
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<p>The Languages for the Future report identifies Spanish, Arabic, French, Mandarin Chinese, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Turkish and Japanese as the languages most vital to the UK over the next 20 years. They were chosen based on economic, geopolitical,
cultural and educational factors including the needs of UK businesses, the UK’s overseas trade targets, diplomatic and security priorities, and prevalence on the internet.</p>
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<p>Full report:<br>
<a href="http://www.britishcouncil.org/organisation/publications/languages-future">http://www.britishcouncil.org/organisation/publications/languages-future</a></p>
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