The new proposals shift to a single core modern language, only required at secondary school in the 11-14 age range.
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Less formal language learning can encourage us to think more about communication than accuracy.
When it comes to language learning, not all subtitles are made equal.
Machine translation can seem alarmingly good – but it’s still no substitute for human language knowledge.
Bilingual education is possible for all South Africa’s children.
Learning is a cumulative process and in language and maths, it is especially critical as every year of learning sets up the building blocks for the next year of learning.
Language electives have fewer enrolments compared to other subjects in Australia. New research suggests students are interested in studying languages, but can’t.
Investing in bilingual education can reduce grade repetition, drop-out rates, and improve literacy outcomes.
Researchers have been calling for the extension of mother-tongue instruction beyond the current status quo in South African schools, but parents seem to prefer an even earlier transition to English.
Talking about energy transitions could help overcome the impasse we seem to have reached on climate change.
South African parents want their children be taught in English despite the fact that research shows that academic progress is hindered if a child is taught in a language they aren’t proficient in.
To sustain geo-political relations with French-speaking Pacific nations in the future, we need to change the way French is taught to young Australians.
A unique mentoring project has helped school pupils learn the cultural, professional and personal benefits of languages.
It is important that all South Africans learn to speak an African language. But is making a single language a compulsory university subject the best way to make this happen?
It’s time to start thinking about making language learning compulsory, emphasising the merits of learning an Asian language at school.
India has learned valuable lessons about language and bodies of knowledge that could be applied in South Africa’s universities.
Unless young children are totally immersed in a foreign language, they actually learn it better when they’re a bit older.
New technology has the habit of making certain professions redundant. Power looms put cotton workers out of job, leading to the rise of the Luddites. Word processors put an end to the typing pool. Now…
Being able to communicate effectively in a foreign language is a challenge faced by many of us. If you’re a newcomer to a country, conveying a message in a language that is not your mother tongue is often…
Recently, Indonesian language has begun to make an appearance in Australian popular media. There is evidence too that, after years of decline, student interest in Indonesian language and studying in Indonesia…
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Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics & TESOL, UCL
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