[lg policy] UK pupils 'worst in Europe for learning foreign languages'

[Harold Schiffman]

 Forwarded From:  edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


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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