Archive (July-December 2013)
Below are a number of articles from the period July - December 2013 in the UK media relating to language learning and use...
"Languages for the Future: Which languages the UK needs most and why" - British Council, December 2013
"C'est Chouette: French for Children" - The Lake Magazine (Issue 5), November/December 2013
"Local Firm Builds Language Links in the Logistics Supply Chain for Freight and Export Interests" - Handy Shipping Guide, 31st December 2013
"SMEs are missing out on export sales because they can't communicate in other languages..." - The Telegraph, 23rd December 2013
"Foreign language study falls by half in Wales over seven years" - Wales Online, 23rd December 2013
"Language in the 21st century: Why it helps to know more than just English" - Real Business, 21st December 2013
"English-Mandarin bilingual free school to open next year" - The Telegraph, 20th December 2013
"Why UK businesses need more language skills" - Real Business, 19th December 2013
"Cameron’s careless Chinese whispers" - Times Higher Education (THE), 19th December 2013
"Eddie Izzard: We're just lazy at foreign languages" - BBC Newsbeat, 17th December 2013
"British schooling has left us speechless" - The London Economic, 16th December 2013
"A lack of language skills is a 'barrier to UK growth'" - Brookson, 13th December 2013
"Language skills are in short supply" - PayStream, 13th December 2013
"Transforming a culture of monoglots" - The Guardian, 11the December 2013
"BBC buys foreign language shows, says is is 'home of international drama'" - TBI Vision, 11th December 2013
"Arsène Wenger talks his way to another title" - The Guardian, 10th December 2013
"Highlights from the British Academy's Language Festival" - The Guardian, 10th December 2013
"Language skills deficit costs the UK £48bn a year" - The Guardian, 10th December 2013
"A celebration of language learning" - The Guardian, 10th December 2013
"French or Chinese? Whichever you learn, it's cultural subtleties that count" - The Guardian, 5th December 2013
"Ditch French and German lessons for Mandarin, says David Cameron..." - The Independent, 5th December 2013
"Teach UK pupils Mandarin, urges PM" - Halifax Courier, 5th December 2013
"David Cameron: Ditch French and German for Mandarin lessons" - Belfast Telegraph, 5th December 2013
"'Pupils should ditch French and German and study Mandarin instead'" - Daily Mail, 5th December 2013
"School students learn value of languages" - This Is Cornwall, 28th November 2013
"Shortage of foreign language skills in the UK" - Chartered Management Institute (CMI), 27th November 2013
"Cute cats could be key to learning new languages" - BBC News, 27th November 2013
"How Latin is making something of a comeback in Norfolk schools" - ITV (Anglia), 25th November 2013
"Lost in translation: Why British ambassadors are on the back foot" - The Independent, 26th November 2013
"Croydon school where pupils speak 69 different languages" - Croydon Advertiser, 25th November 2013
"Three-quarters of adults 'cannot speak a foreign language'" - The Telegraph, 20th November 2013
"'Alarming shortage' of foreign language skills in UK" - BBC News, 20th November 2013
"Britons are told they must learn languages of success" - Herald Scotland, 20th November 2013
"Languages need to be continued by all" - The Independent, 15th November 2013
"Languages in decline" - Cherwell Online, 15th November 2013
"Why should the British bother with languages?" - The Boar, 10th November 2013
"The loneliness of language difficulties" - BBC News, 10th November 2013
"Slump in students studying foreign languages" - Yorkshire Post, 9th November 2013
"Slump in foreign language students sparks fear for UK's ability to compete on world stage" - The Telegraph, 8th November 2013
"What we can learn from teaching English abroad" - The Guardian, 7th November 2013
"In pursuit of a polyglot nation" - The Guardian, 5th November 2013
"Which languages do you speak?" - The Guardian, 4th November 2013
"Speaking softly: the cultural power of languages" - The Guardian, 31st October 2013
"Gary Lineker: Realise how important it is to learn languages" - Rosetta Stone Milestones, 4th October 2013
"Gary Lineker supports #languages4schools" - Rosetta Stone Milestones, 16th September 2013
"UK still suffers trips of the tongues" - Times Higher Education (THE), 29th August 2013
"Language learning: the shaky future of study (and work) abroad" - The Guardian, 28th August 2013
"More pupils taking GCSEs in Modern Languages" - North West Evening Mail, 27th August 2013
"Learning a foreign language does make a difference" - Channel 4 News, 26th August 2010
"GCSE results: ministers hail 'revival' of foreign languages" - The Telegraph, 22nd August 2013
"Decline in language learning in Little England" - The Times, 20th August 2013
"‘Allo, allo’ Brits left tongue-tied by their language problems" - The Conversation, 20th August 2013
"Bishop of Bradford’s shock over language courses drop" - Telegraph & Argus, 20th August 2013
"The decline in UK language learning is a rational market correction" - The Telegraph, 18th August 2013
"Learning languages is good for business and pleasure" - The Times, 17th August 2013
"Learning languages is a foreign concept to today’s youngsters" - The Telegraph, 16th August 2013
"A-level results 2013: foreign language courses in 'freefall'" - The Telegraph, 15th August 2013
"Are British people really bad at languages?" - BBC News, 14th August 2013
"When holidaying abroad, the British should stick to speaking English" - The Telegraph, 14th August 2013
"British holidaymakers admit to struggling with languages and culture" - The Financial, 14th August 2013
"200 languages: Manchester revealed as most linguistically diverse city in western Europe" - The Independent, 13th August 2013
"Foreign exchange trips in decline as pupils use the internet to chat with children overseas instead" - Daily Mail, 10th August 2013
"Eastburn Junior and Infant School wins award for language project" - Craven Herald & Pioneer, 9th August 2013
"More 'everyday' Welsh would boost language confidence says study" - BBC News, 8th August 2013
"Angels help to deliver language learning that sticks" - BDaily Business News, 8th August 2013
"Learn a language for free: the five best websites" - The Telegraph, 5th August 2013
"E-twinning link to France is rewarded for Eastburn school" - Keighley News, 5th August 2013
"Millionaire Tory minister Jeremy Hunt learns lover's lingo...costing taxpayer £4,000" - Daily Mirror, 3rd August 2013
"Portsmouth language class cuts criticised" - BBC News, 2nd August 2013
"The woman who could help boost your company's trade with China" - Global Trader Magazine (Link2), 1st August 2013
"Languages decline laid bare in Hefce figures" - Times Higher Education (THE), 31st July 2013
"Report shows multilingual graduates have the job market upper hand" - Manchester Evening News, 29th July 2013
"Beaconsfield pupil achieves national [French language] spelling bee success" - Bucks Free Press, 26th July 2013
"Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton? Esperanto speakers launch new drive to gain international recognition" - The Independent, 25th July 2013
"Singing can help when learning a foreign language" - The Telegraph, 18th July 2013
"Microsoft Kinect used to live-translate sign language into text" - WIRED, 18th July 2013
"Parlez-vous English? Brits 'getting better' at languages on holiday" - The Telegraph, 18th July 2013
"Croydon Council workers learn foreign languages to get residents recycling" - Croydon Guardian, 9th July 2013
"Teenage hyperpolyglot: Shrug like a Frenchman and frown like a Russian" - The Economist, 4th July 2013
"Why pay for a degree to learn a modern language?" - The Telegraph, 4th July 2013
"How can schools encourage students to take languages further?" - The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
"getlearning: Why do foreign languages leave us tongue-tied?" - Reading Post, 2nd July 2013
Please note: A number of older language-related articles from earlier in 2013 can be found on the relevant Media Archive page here.
"Languages for the Future: Which languages the UK needs most and why" - British Council, December 2013
"C'est Chouette: French for Children" - The Lake Magazine (Issue 5), November/December 2013
"Local Firm Builds Language Links in the Logistics Supply Chain for Freight and Export Interests" - Handy Shipping Guide, 31st December 2013
"SMEs are missing out on export sales because they can't communicate in other languages..." - The Telegraph, 23rd December 2013
"Foreign language study falls by half in Wales over seven years" - Wales Online, 23rd December 2013
"Language in the 21st century: Why it helps to know more than just English" - Real Business, 21st December 2013
"English-Mandarin bilingual free school to open next year" - The Telegraph, 20th December 2013
"Why UK businesses need more language skills" - Real Business, 19th December 2013
"Cameron’s careless Chinese whispers" - Times Higher Education (THE), 19th December 2013
"Eddie Izzard: We're just lazy at foreign languages" - BBC Newsbeat, 17th December 2013
"British schooling has left us speechless" - The London Economic, 16th December 2013
"A lack of language skills is a 'barrier to UK growth'" - Brookson, 13th December 2013
"Language skills are in short supply" - PayStream, 13th December 2013
"Transforming a culture of monoglots" - The Guardian, 11the December 2013
"BBC buys foreign language shows, says is is 'home of international drama'" - TBI Vision, 11th December 2013
"Arsène Wenger talks his way to another title" - The Guardian, 10th December 2013
"Highlights from the British Academy's Language Festival" - The Guardian, 10th December 2013
"Language skills deficit costs the UK £48bn a year" - The Guardian, 10th December 2013
"A celebration of language learning" - The Guardian, 10th December 2013
"French or Chinese? Whichever you learn, it's cultural subtleties that count" - The Guardian, 5th December 2013
"Ditch French and German lessons for Mandarin, says David Cameron..." - The Independent, 5th December 2013
"Teach UK pupils Mandarin, urges PM" - Halifax Courier, 5th December 2013
"David Cameron: Ditch French and German for Mandarin lessons" - Belfast Telegraph, 5th December 2013
"'Pupils should ditch French and German and study Mandarin instead'" - Daily Mail, 5th December 2013
"School students learn value of languages" - This Is Cornwall, 28th November 2013
"Shortage of foreign language skills in the UK" - Chartered Management Institute (CMI), 27th November 2013
"Cute cats could be key to learning new languages" - BBC News, 27th November 2013
"How Latin is making something of a comeback in Norfolk schools" - ITV (Anglia), 25th November 2013
"Lost in translation: Why British ambassadors are on the back foot" - The Independent, 26th November 2013
"Croydon school where pupils speak 69 different languages" - Croydon Advertiser, 25th November 2013
"Three-quarters of adults 'cannot speak a foreign language'" - The Telegraph, 20th November 2013
"'Alarming shortage' of foreign language skills in UK" - BBC News, 20th November 2013
"Britons are told they must learn languages of success" - Herald Scotland, 20th November 2013
"Languages need to be continued by all" - The Independent, 15th November 2013
"Languages in decline" - Cherwell Online, 15th November 2013
"Why should the British bother with languages?" - The Boar, 10th November 2013
"The loneliness of language difficulties" - BBC News, 10th November 2013
"Slump in students studying foreign languages" - Yorkshire Post, 9th November 2013
"Slump in foreign language students sparks fear for UK's ability to compete on world stage" - The Telegraph, 8th November 2013
"What we can learn from teaching English abroad" - The Guardian, 7th November 2013
"In pursuit of a polyglot nation" - The Guardian, 5th November 2013
"Which languages do you speak?" - The Guardian, 4th November 2013
"Speaking softly: the cultural power of languages" - The Guardian, 31st October 2013
"Gary Lineker: Realise how important it is to learn languages" - Rosetta Stone Milestones, 4th October 2013
"Gary Lineker supports #languages4schools" - Rosetta Stone Milestones, 16th September 2013
"UK still suffers trips of the tongues" - Times Higher Education (THE), 29th August 2013
"Language learning: the shaky future of study (and work) abroad" - The Guardian, 28th August 2013
"More pupils taking GCSEs in Modern Languages" - North West Evening Mail, 27th August 2013
"Learning a foreign language does make a difference" - Channel 4 News, 26th August 2010
"GCSE results: ministers hail 'revival' of foreign languages" - The Telegraph, 22nd August 2013
"Decline in language learning in Little England" - The Times, 20th August 2013
"‘Allo, allo’ Brits left tongue-tied by their language problems" - The Conversation, 20th August 2013
"Bishop of Bradford’s shock over language courses drop" - Telegraph & Argus, 20th August 2013
"The decline in UK language learning is a rational market correction" - The Telegraph, 18th August 2013
"Learning languages is good for business and pleasure" - The Times, 17th August 2013
"Learning languages is a foreign concept to today’s youngsters" - The Telegraph, 16th August 2013
"A-level results 2013: foreign language courses in 'freefall'" - The Telegraph, 15th August 2013
"Are British people really bad at languages?" - BBC News, 14th August 2013
"When holidaying abroad, the British should stick to speaking English" - The Telegraph, 14th August 2013
"British holidaymakers admit to struggling with languages and culture" - The Financial, 14th August 2013
"200 languages: Manchester revealed as most linguistically diverse city in western Europe" - The Independent, 13th August 2013
"Foreign exchange trips in decline as pupils use the internet to chat with children overseas instead" - Daily Mail, 10th August 2013
"Eastburn Junior and Infant School wins award for language project" - Craven Herald & Pioneer, 9th August 2013
"More 'everyday' Welsh would boost language confidence says study" - BBC News, 8th August 2013
"Angels help to deliver language learning that sticks" - BDaily Business News, 8th August 2013
"Learn a language for free: the five best websites" - The Telegraph, 5th August 2013
"E-twinning link to France is rewarded for Eastburn school" - Keighley News, 5th August 2013
"Millionaire Tory minister Jeremy Hunt learns lover's lingo...costing taxpayer £4,000" - Daily Mirror, 3rd August 2013
"Portsmouth language class cuts criticised" - BBC News, 2nd August 2013
"The woman who could help boost your company's trade with China" - Global Trader Magazine (Link2), 1st August 2013
"Languages decline laid bare in Hefce figures" - Times Higher Education (THE), 31st July 2013
"Report shows multilingual graduates have the job market upper hand" - Manchester Evening News, 29th July 2013
"Beaconsfield pupil achieves national [French language] spelling bee success" - Bucks Free Press, 26th July 2013
"Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton? Esperanto speakers launch new drive to gain international recognition" - The Independent, 25th July 2013
"Singing can help when learning a foreign language" - The Telegraph, 18th July 2013
"Microsoft Kinect used to live-translate sign language into text" - WIRED, 18th July 2013
"Parlez-vous English? Brits 'getting better' at languages on holiday" - The Telegraph, 18th July 2013
"Croydon Council workers learn foreign languages to get residents recycling" - Croydon Guardian, 9th July 2013
"Teenage hyperpolyglot: Shrug like a Frenchman and frown like a Russian" - The Economist, 4th July 2013
"Why pay for a degree to learn a modern language?" - The Telegraph, 4th July 2013
"How can schools encourage students to take languages further?" - The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
"getlearning: Why do foreign languages leave us tongue-tied?" - Reading Post, 2nd July 2013
Please note: A number of older language-related articles from earlier in 2013 can be found on the relevant Media Archive page here.
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