Fall in pupils taking languages expected

Its a sad fact the number of pupils who are not taking up a modern language. There are so many advantages to developing a bi-lingual tongue. For instance learning a second language can be culturally rewarding. If you like to travel, knowing at least a few words of the language of the country you going to visit is going to help tremendously when it comes to getting what you want, and starting or engaging in a conversation with someone in a language that is not your native tongue can be very good for your confidence...

In todays world a good education is essential and language learning has some many depths of choice and can add so much quality to your character as well as your bank balance. Learning a second learning encourages excellence in pupils in other areas of education that can only be enhanced. Providing the quality of teaching and the variety of methods used can engage and stimulate the pupils interest...and I fear that this is not the case when it come to our schools..

Here is an excerpt of an article reported recently.....

Pupils taking GCSEs in modern languages are likely to show a further drop in numbers when results come out on Thursday, the head of the UK's largest exams board said today.

While it is expected that the results will show a similar rise in overall grades as last week's A-levels, Mike Cresswell, head of the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, predicted figures would show the lowest number of 16-year-olds taking French and German in a decade.

Candidates for foreign language GCSEs have dropped since French, German and Spanish became an optional part of the curriculum in 2004.

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