Archive (January-June 2014)
Below are a number of articles from the period January - June 2014 in the UK media relating to language learning and use...
"Devs: Fancy a job teaching Siri to speak the Queen's English?" - The Register, 27th June 2014
"UK school children as young as seven to learn foreign languages" - The Voice of Russia UK, 24th June 2014
"CBI highlights importance of foreign language education" - Teaching Personnel, 24th June 2014
"How to teach ... Spanish" - The Guardian, 23rd June 2014
"Foreign languages in demand by UK businesses" - The Financial Times, 22nd June 2014
"At least 1.1m pupils speak English as a second language" - The Telegraph, 12th June 2014
"Learn a language to boost your job prospects" - Scunthorpe Telegraph, 11th June 2014
"Learning Polish, the UK's second most spoken language, is a plus" - The Guardian, 5th June 2014
"University guide 2015: league table for modern languages and linguistics" - The Guardian, 3rd June 2014
"Learning second language 'slows brain ageing'" - NHS Choices, 3rd June 2014
"Bilingualism offers 'huge advantages', claims Cambridge University head" - The Guardian, 2nd June 2014
"Using customers’ language to grow your brand" - HN Marketing, 2nd June 2014
"Another reason to encourage language-learning" - The Independent, 2nd June 2014
"Wirral Multilingual: The Importance of Languages" - The Lake Magazine (Issue 8), May/June 2014
"Owls stars discuss languages at Ecclesfield School" - Look Local, May 2014
"The country where no language is foreign" - Times Educational Supplement, 30th May 2014
"The key to successful language learning in schools? It's all about the culture" - The Guardian, 13th May 2014
"Will the UK universities cope if English no longer rules the world?" - The Guardian, 6th May 2014
"Is a foreign language worth the investment?" - City A.M., 1st May 2014
"Can apps really replace language tutors?" - FlashSticks Sticky Blog, 30th May 2014
"Bear necessities helping to build Tour de France language legacy" - Yorkshire Evening Post, 26th April 2014
"Britain encompassed by a 'vicious circle of monolingualism'" - Re:locate Magazine, 24th April 2014
"UK firms should go multi-lingual in race for business as Tour de France approaches" - Link2/Business Today, 23rd April 2014
"UK Youth Employment to Worsen on Lack of Language Skills" - International Business Times, 22nd April 2014
"Universities must make languages relevant" - The Guardian, 16th April 2014
"UK students taking languages degrees at record low" - The Guardian, 10th April 2014
"New law means earlier start at new languages" - Nottingham Post, 7th April 2014
"Language barriers put travellers at risk on the road" - journalism.co.uk, 7th April 2014
"French Government slams Wales over cuts to language body" - Wales Online, 3rd April 2014
"I never planned to be a teacher – it was just a ticket to travel" - The Guardian, 3rd April 2014
"Focusing on foreign interests" - The Telegraph, 1st April 2014
"Language Trends 2013/14: The state of language learning in primary and secondary schools in England" - British Council/CfBT, March 2014
"FlashSticks: Making the words stick" - The Linguist Magazine (Chartered Institute of Linguists), February/March 2014
"GCHQ in Cheltenham hosts language competition for schools" - Gloucestershire Echo, 31st March 2014
"All 'working-class' children should learn foreign languages, says EastEnders' Larry Lamb" - Times Educational Supplement, 30th March 2014
"Making too much of Mandarin is a ‘fundamental error’" - Times Educational Supplement, 28th March 2014
"As primary schools prepare to introduce foreign language lessons, we ask (...) if our teachers are up to the task" - Cambridge News, 28th March 2014
"'Lack of cohesion' in foreign language teaching in UK" - The Voice of Russia UK, 26th March 2014
"Modern foreign languages at A-level are going in same direction as Latin and Greek" - Times Educational Supplement, 25th March 2014
"Many primary school teachers 'ill-equipped' to teach languages" - BBC News, 25th March 2014
"Leeds school with children from 50 countries is first to teach English as a foreign language to all pupils" - The Independent, 24th March 2014
"City reports a surge in Chinese speakers" - Staffing Industry Analysts, 24th March 2014
"Welsh pupils disadvantaged by lack of foreign language options" - The Guardian, 15th March 2014
"Pupils with English as a second language 'outperform native speakers'" - The Telegraph, 4th March 2014
"University Academy Birkenhead secures unique China partnership" - University Academy Birkenhead, 25th February 2014
"Language louts! How 14% of Brits abroad refuse to speak the local dialect" - Daily Mail, 21st February 2014
"UK: We Need to Fall Back in Love With Learning Languages" - The Epoch Times, 16th February 2014
"Lack of foreign languages skills 'hurts firms,' warns Oxfordshire businessman" - Oxord Mail, 14th February 2014
"Ooh la la... it seems our French is a bit rusty..." - The Blackpool Gazette, 13th February 2014
"Spanish is most important language for UK’s future" - Rosetta Stone Milestones, 5th February 2014
"Welsh Baccalaureate: Language module drop criticised" - BBC News, 5th February 2014
"Duolingo: The future of language learning that puts a personal tutor in everyone's pocket" - The Independent, 5th February 2014
"Does English still borrow words from other languages?" - BBC News, 3rd February 2014
"Why the drop in university applications for languages is worrying" - The Guardian, 31st January 2014
"Revealed: The one in nine schools where English is not first language" - The Telegraph, 31st January 2014
"Employers struggle to fill vacancies because of lack of languages" - The Guardian, 30th January 2014
"Wirral's sixth form college forges partnership with Chinese university" - Wirral Globe, 28th January 2014
"Primary schools in Wales 'should teach foreign languages'" - BBC News, 23rd January 2014
"They're speaking the right language at Bristol Airport" - Wiltshire Business, 23rd January 2014
"Languages degrees in decline" - Nouse (The University of York's student newspaper), 21st January 2014
"Languages are in vogue in the fashion industry" - The Guardian, 17th January 2014
"Are women really better at learning languages?" - The Telegraph, 13th January 2014
"Here’s St Mark’s, the school where pupils speak 42 languages between them" - METRO, 7th January 2014
Please note: A number of older language-related articles from later in 2013 can be found on the relevant Media Archive page here.
"Devs: Fancy a job teaching Siri to speak the Queen's English?" - The Register, 27th June 2014
"UK school children as young as seven to learn foreign languages" - The Voice of Russia UK, 24th June 2014
"CBI highlights importance of foreign language education" - Teaching Personnel, 24th June 2014
"How to teach ... Spanish" - The Guardian, 23rd June 2014
"Foreign languages in demand by UK businesses" - The Financial Times, 22nd June 2014
"At least 1.1m pupils speak English as a second language" - The Telegraph, 12th June 2014
"Learn a language to boost your job prospects" - Scunthorpe Telegraph, 11th June 2014
"Learning Polish, the UK's second most spoken language, is a plus" - The Guardian, 5th June 2014
"University guide 2015: league table for modern languages and linguistics" - The Guardian, 3rd June 2014
"Learning second language 'slows brain ageing'" - NHS Choices, 3rd June 2014
"Bilingualism offers 'huge advantages', claims Cambridge University head" - The Guardian, 2nd June 2014
"Using customers’ language to grow your brand" - HN Marketing, 2nd June 2014
"Another reason to encourage language-learning" - The Independent, 2nd June 2014
"Wirral Multilingual: The Importance of Languages" - The Lake Magazine (Issue 8), May/June 2014
"Owls stars discuss languages at Ecclesfield School" - Look Local, May 2014
"The country where no language is foreign" - Times Educational Supplement, 30th May 2014
"The key to successful language learning in schools? It's all about the culture" - The Guardian, 13th May 2014
"Will the UK universities cope if English no longer rules the world?" - The Guardian, 6th May 2014
"Is a foreign language worth the investment?" - City A.M., 1st May 2014
"Can apps really replace language tutors?" - FlashSticks Sticky Blog, 30th May 2014
"Bear necessities helping to build Tour de France language legacy" - Yorkshire Evening Post, 26th April 2014
"Britain encompassed by a 'vicious circle of monolingualism'" - Re:locate Magazine, 24th April 2014
"UK firms should go multi-lingual in race for business as Tour de France approaches" - Link2/Business Today, 23rd April 2014
"UK Youth Employment to Worsen on Lack of Language Skills" - International Business Times, 22nd April 2014
"Universities must make languages relevant" - The Guardian, 16th April 2014
"UK students taking languages degrees at record low" - The Guardian, 10th April 2014
"New law means earlier start at new languages" - Nottingham Post, 7th April 2014
"Language barriers put travellers at risk on the road" - journalism.co.uk, 7th April 2014
"French Government slams Wales over cuts to language body" - Wales Online, 3rd April 2014
"I never planned to be a teacher – it was just a ticket to travel" - The Guardian, 3rd April 2014
"Focusing on foreign interests" - The Telegraph, 1st April 2014
"Language Trends 2013/14: The state of language learning in primary and secondary schools in England" - British Council/CfBT, March 2014
"FlashSticks: Making the words stick" - The Linguist Magazine (Chartered Institute of Linguists), February/March 2014
"GCHQ in Cheltenham hosts language competition for schools" - Gloucestershire Echo, 31st March 2014
"All 'working-class' children should learn foreign languages, says EastEnders' Larry Lamb" - Times Educational Supplement, 30th March 2014
"Making too much of Mandarin is a ‘fundamental error’" - Times Educational Supplement, 28th March 2014
"As primary schools prepare to introduce foreign language lessons, we ask (...) if our teachers are up to the task" - Cambridge News, 28th March 2014
"'Lack of cohesion' in foreign language teaching in UK" - The Voice of Russia UK, 26th March 2014
"Modern foreign languages at A-level are going in same direction as Latin and Greek" - Times Educational Supplement, 25th March 2014
"Many primary school teachers 'ill-equipped' to teach languages" - BBC News, 25th March 2014
"Leeds school with children from 50 countries is first to teach English as a foreign language to all pupils" - The Independent, 24th March 2014
"City reports a surge in Chinese speakers" - Staffing Industry Analysts, 24th March 2014
"Welsh pupils disadvantaged by lack of foreign language options" - The Guardian, 15th March 2014
"Pupils with English as a second language 'outperform native speakers'" - The Telegraph, 4th March 2014
"University Academy Birkenhead secures unique China partnership" - University Academy Birkenhead, 25th February 2014
"Language louts! How 14% of Brits abroad refuse to speak the local dialect" - Daily Mail, 21st February 2014
"UK: We Need to Fall Back in Love With Learning Languages" - The Epoch Times, 16th February 2014
"Lack of foreign languages skills 'hurts firms,' warns Oxfordshire businessman" - Oxord Mail, 14th February 2014
"Ooh la la... it seems our French is a bit rusty..." - The Blackpool Gazette, 13th February 2014
"Spanish is most important language for UK’s future" - Rosetta Stone Milestones, 5th February 2014
"Welsh Baccalaureate: Language module drop criticised" - BBC News, 5th February 2014
"Duolingo: The future of language learning that puts a personal tutor in everyone's pocket" - The Independent, 5th February 2014
"Does English still borrow words from other languages?" - BBC News, 3rd February 2014
"Why the drop in university applications for languages is worrying" - The Guardian, 31st January 2014
"Revealed: The one in nine schools where English is not first language" - The Telegraph, 31st January 2014
"Employers struggle to fill vacancies because of lack of languages" - The Guardian, 30th January 2014
"Wirral's sixth form college forges partnership with Chinese university" - Wirral Globe, 28th January 2014
"Primary schools in Wales 'should teach foreign languages'" - BBC News, 23rd January 2014
"They're speaking the right language at Bristol Airport" - Wiltshire Business, 23rd January 2014
"Languages degrees in decline" - Nouse (The University of York's student newspaper), 21st January 2014
"Languages are in vogue in the fashion industry" - The Guardian, 17th January 2014
"Are women really better at learning languages?" - The Telegraph, 13th January 2014
"Here’s St Mark’s, the school where pupils speak 42 languages between them" - METRO, 7th January 2014
Please note: A number of older language-related articles from later in 2013 can be found on the relevant Media Archive page here.
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