As a geographer now working in a languages department, I am used to reading articles about problems in language teaching in schools and how this impacts upon future student numbers studying languages in Higher Education. However, it seems that there are difficulties closer to home.
John
Geography is the worst-taught subject in primary school and fewer teenagers are choosing to study it, England's school inspectors say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4038463.stm
Dr John Canning
Academic Coordinator (Area Studies)
Modern Languages
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
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Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
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