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Jenni Young

Should English be the official language of the EU? - 0 views

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    German president Joachim Gauck's cost-cutting proposal has been welcomed - but not by all
Jenni Young

How Do You Say 'Blog' in German? - 2 views

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    The editors of the German Duden dictionary added 5,000 words to the 26th edition, many of them English or of English origin. Some Germans aren't happy (NYT Op-ed)
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Lack of language skills is diminishing Britain's voice in the world - 1 views

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    Applications for language courses slump - which is bad news for British diplomacy and business (Guardian)
Jenni Young

A-level languages: is Britain at risk of turning into a nation of monoglots? - 0 views

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    As the learning of foreign languages at A-level and university falls sharply, the British seem set on isolation from the world (Guardian)
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Language is Music - 0 views

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    Response to a Times editorial by Lawrence Summers, the former president of Harvard, in which he suggested that the study of foreign languages at the university level was not necessarily crucial going forward
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English Proficiency Index - 0 views

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    Ranks 54 countries on their English proficiency
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Ditch French and German lessons for Mandarin, says David Cameron - 0 views

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron has thrown his weight behind efforts to prioritise the teaching of Mandarin in UK schools.
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Students Hone Their English Skills Thanks to Lessons by Radio - 0 views

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    "Teaching English by Radio" is a program that aims to improve English-language lessons in Cambodian schools with the assistance of a BBC-produced radio program,
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Singapore promoting excellence in English - 0 views

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    Young Cambodian students eager to test their skills in English put themselves to the test at the Himawari Hotel in central Phnom Penh last Sunday.
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Russians and Russian-speakers in former Soviet republics - 0 views

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    One of the legacies of the Soviet Union is the number of ethnic Russians and Russian-speakers who remain in these now-independent countries.
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    One of the legacies of the Soviet Union is the number of ethnic Russians and Russian-speakers who remain in these now-independent countries.
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English Proficiency Falters Among the French - 0 views

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    While English proficiency among European adults is generally increasing, proficiency in France is both low and declining.
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Last Words: The Dying of Languages | Worldwatch Institute - 0 views

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    Millennia of human experience are wrapped up in the planet's many languages, and this linguistic diversity may be as essential to our cultural health as biological diversity is to our physical health (Blog)
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    Millennia of human experience are wrapped up in the planet's many languages, and this linguistic diversity may be as essential to our cultural health as biological diversity is to our physical health (Blog)
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A Creole Solution for Haiti's Woes - 0 views

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    Children should learn in the language they speak at home, not French.
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    Children should learn in the language they speak at home, not French.
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