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UK: "If we're going to compete, we need multilingual graduates"

Universities must address the crisis in language teaching creatively and urgently

The Observer,

French and Spanish dictionary Let's talk languages: English alone is not enough. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

The reported decline of language teaching in higher education is very worrying ("Language teaching crisis as 40% of university departments face closure", News). Universities need to think creatively about language provision in their institutions. Read more...