At last some reality when it comes to language learning. Education Secretary, Michael Gove, has stated he wants from five. There is an excellent article on the BBC website . But if you just want the nuggets here they are:
- Every child should learn a language from the age of 5.
- Almost every other advanced nation teaches a foreign language from that age.
- He criticizes Brits for taking a “perverse pride” in not speaking another language.
- The number of pupils taking a language at GCSE has plummeted from 444,000 in 1998 to 273,000 in 2010.
- He says that learning a language improves people’s “brain power”
A big tick against each of those points…….all research shows that those who have a second language are more fulfilled, achieve more, earn more and are culturally more attuned. Lets give our children that chance.
And if you want to make learning a language easy and fun for children then why not play KLOO – voted Best Board and Card Game of the Year 2011.
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