Leicester University's German department is the latest to consider closure

[Francis Hult]

The Guardian

 

Auf Wiedersehen, dept?

 

Leicester University's German department is the latest to consider closure, as students opt for 'warmer' languages such as Spanish and French.

 

Diana Beech started her PhD with a view to an academic career at the end of it. But in her field, German studies, "lecturing just isn't a possibility", the Cambridge University student says.

Full story:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/sep/22/german-university-departments-closure

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