BBC: More primaries teaching languages
Friday, 27th June 2008
Some welcome news for languages reported on the BBC website today with the proportion of primary schools teaching a language rising from 70% in 2006 to 84% last year.
In 2002, the figure was just 44%. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7475422.stm
Schools Minister Jim Knight says the government should meet its target of giving all primary pupils the chance to learn a language by 2010. However, the number of pupils taking foreign languages at GCSE is falling.
It’s still a positive step forward with thousands more children being able to learn a second language at primary school where they will certainly find it easier. It will hopefully also capture their imaginations and encourage them to take their learning further into their secondary school career.
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Posted by Lucy under Attitudes to Language Learning, In the news,
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