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FOCUS exams : ‘Learning German is pointless’: British students abandon foreign languages

‘Learning German is pointless’: British students abandon foreign languages

Could the British actually be getting worse at language learning? Apparently so. In a 21st century UK, more young people than ever are questioning why they should learn a second language at all

by Tim Mac an Airchinnigh @ // 24/09/10

exams, languages, communication , united kingdom, society, trend, life-long learning

OPINION exams : French citizens ‘Balkan-level’ skill at the English language

French citizens ‘Balkan-level’ skill at the English language

The nineteenth-century attitudes to language learning here are not just wasting people’s time, but wasting an extraordinary amount of their money, opines a young Irishman who teaches English in Paris, capital of a country which an 'archaic' education system

by Tim Mac an Airchinnigh @ // 16/09/09

exams, languages, teachers, france, english, discrimination, employment

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