Does modern language education need updating?
Date posted: 28 May 2009
A new review of modern languages provision in the UK will examine whether it is sufficient to meet student and employer demands, it has been claimed.
The foreign languages review was launched by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on May 22nd to examine the long-term sustainability of modern foreign languages teaching in Britain.
It will explore data and current performance levels as well as the impact of emerging economies on teaching and how higher education should respond to changes.
A new review of modern languages provision in the UK will examine whether it is sufficient to meet student and employer demands, it has been claimed.
The foreign languages review was launched by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on May 22nd to examine the long-term sustainability of modern foreign languages teaching in Britain.
It will explore data and current performance levels as well as the impact of emerging economies on teaching and how higher education should respond to changes.
Spokesperson for the HEFCE Philip Walker explained that modern languages are "very important to the economy", especially due to the growing relations with European nations.
He said: "I'm sure they can be sustained but what we need to look at very carefully is the various different aspects of language provision."
Commenting on the quality of education provision, he said: "That's one of the things that we are going to be looking at and whether language provision needs to change."
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