The teaching of foreign languages is to be introduced to primary schools from third class onwards on a pilot basis. The “language sampler module” will be targeted at third- to sixth-class pupils in more than 100 primary and special schools. Minister for Education Norma Foley has invited expressions of interest from schools who may choose a foreign language or Irish sign language. Schools will be supported by Post-Primary Languages Ireland in providing a six-week sampler module across a range of additional languages. A previous drive to teach foreign languages was axed as part of a cost-cutting effort in 2012.

Source: The Irish Times May 30, 2021 22:52 UTC