Irish students 'among the worst in Europe' for languages [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 17 June 2011
The number of third-level students in Ireland with proficiency in foreign languages is among the lowest in Europe, a new study has found.
Just five per cent of college graduates claim the ability to speak two foreign languages, which placed Ireland second from bottom in the table of 25 countries, ahead of only Turkey, the Irish Independent reported.
The newspaper suggested that compulsory Irish lessons at secondary school level may be partly to blame, as this means most pupils only end up studying one other European tongue.
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