Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language for the General ...

A 2023 YouGov poll found that only 21% of UK adults can hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue. About half of the other 79% regretted not engaging more with languages at ...

LONDON (AP) — Polish is England’s second language, according to statistics published Wednesday, a dramatic illustration of the wave of immigration that has brought nearly 1 million Eastern Europeans ...

The poll found that 68% of respondents agree that learning a second language other than English should be compulsory in secondary school, while 64% said the same for primary education. “Parents are ...

Around half of GCSE students in state schools in England study a modern foreign language (Alamy/PA) Language GCSE take-up is significantly lower in the less affluent state schools across England, a ...

A scheme to enhance foreign language learning in schools has been launched in England, with the creation of a national Centre of Excellence supporting the teaching of French, Spanish and German.

Language GCSE take-up is significantly lower in the less affluent state schools across England, a report has suggested. Around half of GCSE students in state schools in England study a modern foreign ...

Jonathan Kasstan receives funding from the British Academy. Michelle Sheehan receives funding from The British Academy and The Leverhulme Trust. Anna D. Havinga does not work for, consult, own shares ...