A recent opinion piece in the British newspaper the Daily Telegraph described the attitude of the United Kingdom towards the learning of foreign languages as “can’t, won’t, don’t”. While there are many talented linguists within the United Kingdom, the article highlights the fact that there is a growing skills shortage within the country that seems to be increasing as the number of people receiving school-based language qualifications falls.
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Posted by Content Admin - July 22, 2015
School language exchanges are declining in popularity, with just 39% of schools now having an active language exchange program. This has led the British Council to launch a campaign to bring back overseas school exchange programmes to UK schools. There are a number of reasons why the number of school language exchanges has declined to the point where the British Council feels it necessary to intervene and take action to reverse the trend.
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Posted by Content Admin - July 22, 2015
The traditional school run language exchange has been part of the language learning experience for decades. However, as technology, politics and culturehave changed, so has the language exchange experience. Technology, alongside the emergence of relatively inexpensive global travel, has changed the language exchange experience for parents, giving them more choice and access to security. So, how have language holidays changed for parents?
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Posted by Content Admin - July 22, 2015
The traditional school language exchange used to be a staple part of learning a language. However, these schemes have been in decline for the past several years, and now just 39% of British secondary schools currently support language exchange programs. This decline has been caused by increased pressure on teachers around organisation, health & safety regulations, and parental concerns about their children staying with strangers.