Call to prioritise languages in schools [IrishTimes]
- Published: 06 October 2011
THE ABSENCE of a coherent language-learning strategy in primary and secondary schools is damaging the State’s competitiveness internationally, according to a new report.
The National Languages Strategy document, compiled by the Royal Irish Academy’s committee for modern language, literary and culture studies, pointed out that the Republic was the only country in Europe, with the exception of Scotland, where a foreign language was not compulsory at any stage in the main education curriculum.
According to the report, Ireland has the highest proportion of citizens in the EU who say they do not know any other language apart from their native tongue.
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