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<td>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:04:04 +0000</td>
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<strong><font color="#000066" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="+2">Language
matters more and more</font></strong><font
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<font size="3">On Wednesday 9 February,
the British Academy Policy Centre
launched its latest Position
Statement, <em><a
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<p><font color="#000066" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The
British Academy has for some time been
concerned that fewer and fewer students
are studying languages at school or at
university. Given the interconnectedness
between language learning at all levels
(from primary, secondary and tertiary
levels), language research, teacher
training, and wider intercultural
understandings, the Academy believes
that this decline is damaging the whole
education system. Our <em>Language
Matters</em> report (published last
year) warned of the damaging impact on
universities, the skills base of UK
citizens, and the UK’s future
international competitiveness. <em>Language
matters more and more</em> will make
recommendations on how the higher
education sector itself can incentivise
and increase language take-up at both
school and university levels, whilst
building the capacity of the UK’s
knowledge economy to meet national and
international challen ges.</font></p>
<p><font color="#000066" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><em>Language
matters more and more</em> was
launched at a special event on 9
February 2011 by the British Academy
Policy Centre, bringing together experts
to discuss their different perspectives,
and the action that needs to be taken to
promote and incentivise the learning of
foreign languages both at school and at
university. <strong>Professor Nigel
Vincent</strong>, the Academy’s
Vice-President (Research and Higher
Education Policy) spoke to the British
Academy’s recommendations and new
programme of funding to strengthen
support for Languages and Quantitative
Skills; <strong>Baroness Jean Coussins</strong>,
Chair of the All Party Parliamentary
Group for Modern Languages, spoke about
the need for a national recovery
programme for languages; Chief Executive
of the Council for Industry and Higher
Education, <strong>David Docherty</strong>
provided a business perspective on the v
alue of language learning; <strong>Professor
Michael Worton</strong>, Vice-Provost
of University College London spoke about
what universities and the Higher
Education language community can do to
strengthen language learning provisions;
and the <strong>Rt Hon David Willetts</strong>,
MP, Minister for Universities and
Science provided the government
perspective on the priority it places on
language skills.</font></p>
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