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August 2010

More British students ‘to study abroad’, says Willetts

British students are to be offered up to two years at universities abroad amid Government warnings that poor language skills are crippling graduates’ job prospects. – Read more

 

July 2010

Mind The Language Gap

Nick Clegg proves the UK isn’t as bad at learning languages as the stereotype suggests. – Read more

 

June 2010

Companies ignoring British graduates for jobs that need good language skills

British employers are ignoring graduates from the UK, assuming that they cannot speak foreign languages – Read more

 

May 2010

English is not enough to get by in the world

Young people and the UK economy are losing out because of a dismissive and shortsighted attitude to language teaching. Read more

EU programme 'boosting language skills', survey finds

Ninety-five percent of participants in the EU's 'Youth in Action' programme improve their language skills, while two-thirds (66%) believe the experience boosted their job prospects, according to a survey of the scheme's effectiveness published last week. Read more

 

April 2010

Keen demand for language skills

IT professionals, tour guides, documentation specialists and help desk executives need to constantly upgrade their language skills in a globalised world, writes V R Sasidar. Read more

Monoglottal stop

Arresting the decline of foreign language learning in the UK is vital to business competitiveness and young people’s development, argue David Lammy and Diana Johnson. Read more

 
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