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Press coverage archive

2003

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December 2003
Region's star pupils are top of the class in national exam awards	16th	Yorkshire Evening Post
Drop in results sparks inquiry	12th	TES
What else can I do?	10th	Guardian
Poor language skills hit trade, says BCC	10th	Financial Times
Becks proves it is bueno to talk	9th	London Evening Standard
College celebrates an "estupendo" win	6th	Scunthorpe Telegraph
Pupils use language to debate poverty	5th	Coventry Evening Telegraph
Firms still losing out to lack of languages lack of languages	4th	Birmingham Post
Learning lingo boosts orders	3rd	Evening Mail
Mind your language	3rd	Lancashire Evening Telegraph
£950,000 contract to teach 7-year-olds Spanish	1st	Guardian
November 2003
Language lessons are the way in, say experts	28th	Journal
Preparing for Junior French	28th	TES
Tourism workers priased for language prowess	27th	Hull Daily Mail
Auf Wiedersehen language barrier	27th	Sentinel
Cultural lessons in a creative context	27th	Hull Daily Mail
NDCS, Asian Family Communication Service	26th	Thrid Sector
Tots to be très bien at French	26th	Journal
Teacher's TV prepares for test	24th	DfES News Centre
Speaking Santa's language	21st	Evening Gazette
German lesson	18th	Guardian
German envoy calls for language rethink	18th	Guardian
Simple Starter	18th	Guardian
''Class divide' in languages as dropout rates rise	18th	Guardian
Hallelujah, England shave it in any language	17th	Guardian
Languages honour	17th	Manchester Evening News
Schools 'damaging' language teaching	17th	BBC On-line
Language learning in steep decline	17th	Guardian
Talking the language of sales	12th	Sentinel
Language success is praised from the top	11th	Journal
Six French lessons for dreamers	9th	Observer
Russian studies	8th	Guardian
Talk of the town	6th	Nottingham Evening Post
Ofsted criticises training of language staff	5th	Independent
The language of export success	5th	Leicester Mercury
Warning on French teaching	5th	Guardian
Time we recognised importance of German language	4th	Journal
Learn the lingo	3rd	Evening Chronicle
October 2003
A multilingual world	29th	Times
Free courses are on offer	29th	Journal
Bonjour succès	28th	Guardian
Sir Trevor warns of language disaster	23rd	TES
German VIP back in the North East	23rd	Evening Chronicle
Bon Mot Boys	23rd	Times
Government launches national language centre	21st	Guardian
Moroccan Voice	15th	Young People Now
Want to be clever? Learn the ablative of 'mensa'	13th	Independent
Heads call for compulsory languages	13th	BBC On-line
Foreign languages essential, say school heads	13th	Independent
Bend an ear like Beckham	12th	Observer
The importance of learning a language	10th	West Cumberland Times & Star
The Language of Success	9th	Independent
Talking to the world	8th	Times
Auf Wiedersehen, career prospects	7th	Guardian
Talking business in the Royal Garden	7th	Financial Times
All primary schools to get specialist in languages	4th	Independent
Chance for all to learn at libraries	2nd	Sentinel
Bogus tourists test our linguistic talents	1st	Citizen
Firms to speak the lingo	1st	Sentinel
Mind your language!	1st	Gloucestershire Echo
September 2003
Languages galore at 'European assembly'	30th	Journal
Spanish class shines through	30th	Scunthorpe Telegraph
Words of praise for friendly North	27th	Manchester Evening News
Geography to be taught in French	26th	Independent
European Day of Languages supplement	25th	Yorkshire Post
Beckham turns the British on to Spanish practices	25th	Independent
More than just a bonus on holiday	25th	Independent
Conjugate it like Beckham	25th	Independent
An early start for fledgling linguists	25th	Independent
Profile: CILT	25th	Independent
Beckham boosts interest in Spanish	23rd	BBC On-line
Linguists of future have fun in class	23rd	Journal
Linguists' language battle	23rd	South Devon Herald Express
Language lessons for staff	19th	Hull Daily Mail
Lederhosen - who says it's pants?	16th	Journal
Ways to deal with languages troubles	12th	Journal
Demand rises for trendy Spanish	11th	Western Mail
Big rise in graduates joining courses to be teachers	6th	Independent

August 2003
Languages to bear brunt of schools crisis	31st	The Observer
Worldwide audience for Cornish newsletter	30th	Hold the Front Page (on-line)
Languages for Jobs	29th	The Times
Importance of learning a language	27th	The Times
Forked tongue	22nd	The Times
Languages: Your passport to another culture	21st	Independent
GCSE passes fall in maths and foreign languages	21st	The Times
Do you speak the language?	15th	Telegraph & Argus
Top class for French	7th	Herald and Express (Devon)
Teens top for languages	5th	Leicester Mercury
Rutland tops table for teaching languages	2nd	The Independent
Rutland revealed as hub of multilingual Britain	2nd	The Guardian
July 2003
Euro trip for students	31st	The Citizen (Gloucester)
Becks to Becks	31st	The Daily Mirror
Zidane to retire in 2005 as Beckham has language test	30th	The Independent
Bonjour, we're from the West	25th	Bristol Evening Post
Language students visit European Parliament	19th	Weekend Citizen (Gloucester)
Learning English in a fashion	18th	Hampsted and Highgate Express
Parlez vous Français?	14th	Leicester Mercury
Language barrier theory of tragedy	8th	Birmingham Post
Language Test for Exporters	4th	Bolton Evening News
June 2003
Find the right words to open up new markets	20th	Newcastle Evening Chronicle
German Wave reaches the North	11th	Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Primary language teaching 'revolution	9th	BBC (On-line)
Schools set the trail for a language revolution	9th	BBC (On-line)
Seven skills you can buy	7th	The Guardian
Foreign language skills open IT career options	6th	Computer Weekly
Prince William to learn Welsh	6th	BBC (On-line)
May 2003
Where to speak Breton	19th	The Guardian
Staff get help in minding their langauge	9th	The Journal
April 2003
Will your children learn French without tears?	23rd	The Independent
When global studying pays off	17th	The Independent
New Languages team recruit has 'dream job'	11th	The Journal
Early learning is key to languages	8th	The Journal
Start teaching languages at three	5th	The Independent
Sprechen sie Urdu?	1st	Evening Post (Wiltshire)
It's good to talk	1st	The Guardian
March 2003
Speaking a different language - but we've got the Phrasealator!	31st	The Guardian
A new push to halt the decline in German language learning	30th	Nuffield Foundation
Languages are a primary concern	20th	The Times
Language skills can boost profits	23rd	The Journal
Watch out, the English is coming	23rd	The Observer
Minister rejects report	22nd	The Journal
Plenty of money, plenty of muck	17th	Financial Times
Promise broken on disabled schools, say groups	17th	The Independent
Old bill caught bang to rights by jargon police	17th	The Independent
Strong Language	13th	Anglo-German Foundation
Prinder ieithoedd tramor yng Nghymru	13th	BBC (On-line)
Children urged to learn languages	13th	BBC (On-line)
Students 'scared' of foreign languages	10th	The Independent
Urdu in the UK	8th	Albalagh (on-line)
Parlez-vous Web Lingo?	8th	Western Morning News
Gaining a Competitive Advantage NE (pdf*)	7th	The Journal
Aelodau Newydd Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg	6th	Bwrdd yr Iaith
New Members for Welsh Language Board	6th	Welsh Language Board
The Language of Business (pdf*)	6th	Western Morning News
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February 2003
Britons eager to learn languages	23rd	The Telegraph
Time to learn a foreign language	17th	Herald Express
January 2003
Education Quandary 'My daughter wants to give up French as soon as possible..."	27th	The Independent
Keep up the French lessons: minister	24th	The Guardian
French staff to teach in primary schools	24th	BBC (On-line)
School learns the language of success	23rd	The Independent
Companies urged to go native for business on the internet	10th	The Journal

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