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<p>The Guardian</p>
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<p>Myth: young people have abandoned language learning </p>
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<p>Named in 2012 as the UK’s most multilingual student, Alex Rawlings couldn’t be further away from the stereotype of a stubbornly monolingual Brit. This year he added a 15th language, Hungarian, to his repertoire. “I can’t imagine my life without languages,”
says Rawlings. “If there were no languages in the world … I can’t really imagine what I would do.”</p>
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<p>However, with the number of students doing modern language degrees in the UK at a record low, Rawlings’ love of language learning is apparently not common among his peers.</p>
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<p>Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/nov/02/myth-young-people-have-abandoned-language-learning">http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/nov/02/myth-young-people-have-abandoned-language-learning</a></p>
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