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Learning foreign languages should be compulsory, says report
Survey showed just 32% of young Britons can read or write in more than one language
Learning a new language should be compulsory for pupils up to the age of 16, according to a new report highlighting the UK’s recent abysmal record in encouraging young people to study languages other than English.
- Richard Adams
- The Guardian
The report published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) cites an EU-wide survey showing that just 32% of young people in the UK say they are able to …