"Teaching any language should result in young people being able to converse confidently, as well as read and write in their chosen language. On language learning, as in other areas, the gap between those convenient narratives and the practical reality has grown ever more substantial. "While this trend in pupils studying fewer languages requires investigation, we can say already that more funding is surely needed for languages programmes in schools. Despite the budget pressures today, the Scottish Government should recognise that language learning is a long-term investment in Scotland’s future. If we truly aspire to be internationalist, we collectively must reinvigorate language learning in Scotland.

Source: The Herald September 09, 2023 14:19 UTC