Not exact matches
Then there are the
foreign students — all those young Chinese and Koreans studying at Central St Martin's University of the Arts in King's Cross, the European students on Erasmus exchange
programmes around the country (doubly bad no doubt in Mr Farage's eyes since it's an EU scheme, that also sends Britons to the Continent, where they might too pick up the habit of speaking these
foreign languages), the students from the Indian sub-continent studying engineering and computer science, students from around the globe trying to acquire or improve their grasp of the English
language that can be their passport to a good job wherever in the globe they come from.
The extra capacity will enable Hughes to provide niche programming, such as golf
programmes or
foreign language material.
Commenting on the investment, Leora Cruddas, director of policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, argued: «We welcome the Mandarin
programme because it is an investment in education and in a modern
foreign language.
Learning modern
foreign languages at a young age is important and Lingotot will help many primary schools to deliver high quality MFL
programmes, so we're delighted to be able to support this by providing recognition to those who complete these courses.»
Since modern
foreign languages were made compulsory for all KS2 pupils across England and Wales, primary schools, who often have no
foreign language expertise, have increasingly turned to external providers to deliver their MFL
programmes.
Leora Cruddas, director of policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «We welcome the Mandarin
programme because it is an investment in education and in a modern
foreign language.
In 2009 Ivan Naidenov made a
programme for ereaders of Pocketbook, which can ease learning words, as when you're learning a
foreign language a big vocabulary is may be more important than knowledge of grammar rules.
World Teach, Projects Abroad and EVOLC all have
programmes for teaching
foreign languages in the country.
Selection criteria vary from
programme to
programme, but may include: the grade you attained in your first degree; your performance in undergraduate courses related to your chosen postgraduate study
programme; knowledge of
foreign languages; your undergraduate dissertation and / or your experience of research and writing.