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Press coverage archive

2007

January | February | March | April | May | June | July
August | September | October | November | December

 

1Contains mention of CILT, the National Centre for Languages, CILT projects and initiatives.
2Contains mention of CILT UK (CILT Cymru, Northern Ireland CILT, Scottish CILT), (Regional) Language Networks and Comenius Centres.

 

December 2007

£53m to revive languages in schools 1

20th

Guardian

Government pledges extra £5 for language study 1

19th

Guardian Educated

Christmas bonus for East Midlands businesses-chance to download the secrets to export success 2

19th

GNN

Schools to get £340 for languages 1

19th

BBC

The Nativity reborn - Joyeux Noel a tout le monde! 1

13th

Independent

The language of ignorance? 1

10th

999 Today

 

 

 

November 2007

Thinking simple is the answer 2

29th

Guardian

Report looks at sign language facilities in area 2

23rd

Yorkshire Evening Post

False Eastern promise

22nd

Economist

Academy concern over decline in language study

21st

Guardian

Students will help girls learn Arabic

20th

Newham Recorder

School chiefs try to stop language shun

15th

Evening Star

Schools 'ignoring language learning targets' 1

14th

Guardian

Languages lose out in schools 1

13th

Evening Standard

'Is this the end of the decline for languages?' 1

13th

FE News

Tongue-tied Britain is losing its voice

11th

Guardian

Foreign languages plummet in schools

6th

Sunday Mirror

Fewer than half take a language

5th

Telegraph

Lib Dems warn of 'destruction' of foreign languages

5th

Politics.co.uk

Modern language GCSEs lowest in years 1

5th

Guardian

'Sharp fall' in language GCSEs

5th

BBC

 

 

 

October 2007

Conference talks up linguistic diversity

30th

Children Now

'Language genius' boy who speaks 11 tongues

30th

Telegraph

Schoolboy masters 10 languages

30th

CBBC

Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome! Ten-year-old schoolboy can speak eleven languages

29th

Daily Mail

Witaj Witaj Witaj - or is that 'Ello, ' Ello, 'Ello?

25th

The Argus

You talking to me? Given's Spanish lessons lost on Brazilian team-mate

25th

Guardian

Across the curriculum: Trumpeting the learning message

25th

Independent

"Diplomas could become quslification of choice for young people" - Ed Balls

23rd

A2 Mediagroup

"Diplomas could become qualification of choice for young people" - Ed Balls

23rd

Government News Network

16th

Times

Language learning 2

15th

Bromsgrove Advertiser

Students try to contact Europe

15th

Ledbury Reporter

Translation offer aims to boost trade 2

12th

BIZOnline

Students learn the language of dance

12th

This is Plymouth

Vive la change

12th

TES

All things European celebrated by pupils

12th

Harrogate Advertiser

Youngsters sample languages and cultures

11th

Northern Echo

Highgate sets sights on Eastern promise

11th

Hampstead and Highgate Express

Wonderful world of travel for pupils

11th

Heartland Evening News

Boys back to school

10th

Tottenham Hotspur

Pupils with so many ways to say hello

9th

ic Coventry

College gets a taste of the world

9th

This is the West Country

'Languages mean business' 1

8th

FE News

Lack of spending on learning languages 'costs billions' 2

2nd

icWales

 

 

 

September 2007

Spanish welcome on English buses

28th

FE News

Rowdy pupils disrupt schools Mandarin project 1

28th

Telegraph

"British people are exceptionally capable linguists"

27th

FE News

European Language Day - MP supports British Sign Language

27th

FE News

Global citizenship at UCL

26th

UCL News

Tous ensemble

26th

Teachernet

Business should brush up its langauge skills 1

26th

FT

Learners of all ages get involved in European Day of Languages 1

26th

FE News

It's European Day of Languages - why not start learning a new one?

26th

University of Bath

Mr Yorkshire backs University facility

21st

Telegraph & Argus

Give your kids the tools to compete in the global race 1

19th

Response Source

City in spotlight on Chinese TV

19th

BBC

2012 culture project is hailed a success 2

18th

Dorset Echo

GCSE languages - are employers really to blame? 1

10th

FE News

Business's message should be that languages are valuable

8th

FT

The long arm of the British university

4th

Guardian

Time to broaden your horizons

2nd

Independent

     

August 2007

Fewer pupils take foreign languages

31st

icWales

Fears over Australia's language decline

31st

BBC

30,000 fewer entries in French and German

24th

Independent

Employers blamed for drop in modern language uptake

24th

Guardian

Languages lose ground

24th

TES

Lost in translation

24th

Times

Business blamed for slide in languages

23rd

Financial Times

Jim Knight welcomes rise in GCSE results

23rd

DCSF

Fall in language GCSEs blamed on employers

23rd

Guardian

Pupils notch up record GCSE results

23rd

Independent

Row over fall in language studies 1

23rd

BBC

Teenagers deserting 'harder' GCSE languages 1

23rd

Daily Mail

The truth about GCSE languages

23rd

Telegraph

GCSE pass rate set to break record

23rd

MSN News and Weather

Slight rise in top GCSE results

23rd

BBC

GCSE grades hit record high

23rd

ITN

GCSE pupils say 'non' to foreign languages 1

23rd

Times

Comprehensives shine as GCSE marks hit high

22nd

Scotsman

GCSE pupils failing to make the grade in key subjects, say Tories

22nd

Times

Kids 'put off hard subjects'

22nd

The Sun

"Further action needed to increase uptake in languages" 1

17th

FE

CILT response to A Level results for languages1

17th

A2 Media Group

Traditional subjects make a return to popularity

17th

Times

Worldly teenagers prepare to break through language barrier 1

17th

FT

Chinese added to menu of Cantonian High Bac

8th

South Wales Echo

Learning a language still not open to all

7th

Oldham Evening Chronicle

Language classes for primary children

7th

The Asian News

City teacher commended 2

7th

The Star

How a second language could boost your travel career

2nd

Travel Weekly

Parlez-vous anglais, s'il vous plait

2nd

Birmingham Post

Bonjour is about all we learn from 5 years of French

2nd

Daily Mail

New degrees set to 'cater more for employers'

1st

Birmingham Post

Appointments Bi-Language founders

1st

Director

Schools lead way over languages

1st

Telegraph & Argus

July 2007

Teacher Penny invited to embassy language festival 1

31st

Northern Echo

Italian students' English lessons

28th

Leicester Mercury

Orban calls on France to promote multilingual EU 1

26th

Eur.Activ

Why doing business with the dragon is a Chinese puzzle

25th

Telegraph

York police speak French, help lost girl

25th

Seacoastonline

Chinese voices could possibly dominate business

25th

uPublish.info

Bristol bucks the trend for learning modern foreign languages 1

25th

University of Bristol

School with finest China

24th

Newham Recorder

Top language award for business 2

20th

Somerset County Gazette

Finnish are first for Panel Master UK Ltd 2

17th

Government News Network

A break is as good as a test

15th

Times

Translation tool may aid troops

13th

BBC

"Including languages in the diplomas is a positive step" 1

11th

FE News

Children join together to show off their skills

9th

Northern Echo

Teaching staff not up to the job

9th

icWales

Many primary teachers without 2 A-levels

9th

Telegraph

Girls show lots of enterprise

7th

Telegraph&Argus

Added twist as kids drum up interest

6th

Halifax Today

We know our onions

6th

Halifax Courier

Let a hundred languages bloom

5th

Independent

School gets international flavour

5th

Chichester Today

A class act...in any language

4th

Swindon Advertiser

Bristol private school in switch to state academy

4th

Guardian

Pupils are given lessons in many tongues

4th

Cambridge Evening News

Intellectuals advise Commission on multilingualism benefits

3rd

EurActiv

Government defends Bologna university initiative

3rd

Guardian

June 2007

Make light work

29th

TES

Call to delay cuts to migrant English lessons

29th

Guardian

Universities unveil £5m China centre

28th

Guardian

Plan to boost languages and science at schools

28th

Telegraph

Pupils are given a taste of Japan before travels

27th

Leicester Mercury

'Embrace languages to make your voice heard' 2

27th

Aberdeen Evening Express

Language of success is now multilingual

26th

Telegraph

Business links provide boost for languages1

26th

FE News

French for juniors is Carole's aim

25th

Bury Times

Private pupils corner maths and languages

24th

Guardian

Johnson hit by language row 1

22nd

Yorkshire Post

The key to test score success? Speak the language

22nd

Independent

Schoolgirl wins fight for French 1

21st

BBC

City university links up with China partners

20th

Edinburgh Evening News

At a speed they understand 1

19th

Guardian

Languages: Tooling up for work1

19th

Guardian

Are GCSE listening exams easy to hear?

18th

BBC

Pupils lead the way with blogging

18th

BBC

Germany: Controversial school language ban appears to be working

16th

Muslim News

Polish street signs are a waste of funds says Ruth Kelly

15th

The Mail

And now for the votes of Coney Hill jury

15th

This is Gloucestershire

We are the champions 1

14th

Sec-Ed

Sudanese students flock to learn Chinese

13th

BBC

UK foreign language teaching hits all-time low

12th

The Register

Business leaders speak out for better language lessons

12th

Scotsman

Language classes 'reduced to holiday phrases'

12th

Telegraph

Make migrants learn English, says Kelly

11th

Times

Translation can discourage integration, says Kelly

11th

Guardian

Immigrants told: it's time to learn English

11th

Telegraph

Translation services 'must be axed to force immigrants to learn English'

11th

Daily Mail

Translations do not help integration, warns Kelly

11th

Independent

Kelly puts emphasis on learning English

10th

ePolitix

The need for podcasts for learners of uncommon languages

8th

Article Codex

Subjects sought for £180,000 research project

8th

University of Bristol

Welsh pupils to learn Mandarin

7th

icWales

Orban seeks language links to boost economy 1

7th

EurActiv

"Diversity and change in adult language learning" 1

7th

FE News

31 profesores de español del Reino Unido participan en un curso de perfeccionamiento lingüístico en la Universidad Pública de Navarra 1

4th

University of Navarra

Town's schools get French connection

4th

Swindon Advertiser

Advertising 'as Gaeilge' finds a niche in the market

3rd

The Post.ie

Get started with languages-advice, support and resources 1

1st

Headteacher

     

May 2007

Study of Language provision in the further education system

31st

Improve

Babies are watching your language

31st

New Scientist

RPT-Pearson in talks on stake in China language site

31st

Reuters

Westminster heads to China on 'Olympic' mission

30th

24dash.com

Speaking up for languages

30th

Scotsman

Professor calls on Olympics to open a language museum that speaks to all 1

29th

Wales on Sunday

Reach for the stars but keep your feet on the ground

28th

Yahoo

Reach for the stars but keep your feet on the ground

28th

FT

Schools criticised on vocational courses

26th

FT

Feeling continental

25th

Rye and Battle Observer

Teachers of Mandarin to be recruited from China

24th

Daily Mail

High school's European view

24th

icPerthshire

Multilingual serach with Google Translate

24th

Bigmouthmedia

100 teachers imported from China

24th

Times

Schools import China's teachers for lessons in 'language of tomorrow'

24th

Independent

Two surveys show popularity of language classes for adult learners

23rd

FE News

Pupils handed a living Spanish lesson

23rd

Swindon Advertiser

Multilingual London may get language museum1

23rd

Mirror

Cuts drive adults out of language classes

22nd

Guardian

Students dish up feast Halal-style 2

18th

Dorset Echo

UKTI helps Hertfordshire security firm unlock Middle East markets 2

18th

Government News Network

18th

Harrogate Today

French students welcomed

18th

icWales

Learning the lingo

18th

TES

Latin revival is key to other languages

16th

Cambridge Evening News

How nanny turned into a third parent

15th

Telegraph

Record pay for nannies with extra talents

15th

Times

£450,000 boost for three schools

14th

Oldham Chronicle

"Moving languages on in further and adult education" 1

14th

FE News

Latin storms state schools

13th

Guardian

A collaborative effort

11th

TES

Globalisation is broader than you think

11th

IT Analysis

More Britons learning languages

11th

Online Recruitment

Schools encouraged to teach gipsy language

10th

Telegraph

Blair congratulates Sarkozy - in French

8th

Guardian

Blair launches You Tube 'channel'

8th

Channel 4

EU-wide problem-solving network continues to deliver, but needs UK support 2

8th

Public Technology.net

English 'to be second language' in GCSE plan

7th

Telegraph

North East SMEs urged to focus on Romania 2

3rd

Health and Care

Schools say policy to blame for lack of language pupils

3rd

Northern Echo

Fat cats must lap up school challenge

3rd

Birmingham Post

Lastmintue.com creates talking foreign phrase books for mobiles

2nd

IT Backbones

North East firms urged to focus on Romania 2

2nd

Government News Network

Wales watching 1

1st

Guardian

 

April 2007

Halal event to break barriers 2

28th

Dorset Echo

The importance of cultural understanding

27th

DM Weekly

Now you see it, now you don't

27th

TES

Student's Spanish trip gives them insight into international business 2

27th

Falmouth Penryn Packet

South West export growth higher than UK average 2

26th

Swindon Business News

Decline in French and German is 'threat to economy' 2

21st

Sunday Herald

Pirates win listeners with non-English broadcasts

21st

Times

Changing their tune

17th

Guardian

Young Europeans' language skills under scrutiny

17th

EurActiv

Schools' concern over foreign pupils

17th

ic Wales

Buses to provide a warm willkommen2

12th

Dorset Echo

The good parent's guide to introducing young minds to the myriad delights of the subtitle

12th

Times

Policy musn't get lost in translation

12th

Independent

Seeking schools to follow Spanish steps

11th

24dash.com

Applying new thinking to language learning 1

10th

FE News

Must-have for ambitious parents: a nanny who is fluent in Mandarin

10th

Times

'Education not separation' at core of Labour manifesto

10th

The Scotsman

Teachers at the heart of Labour manifesto

10th

Glasgow Herald

Primary teachers say 'non' to learning a language in 3 weeks

6th

Times

Teachers ask for language training guarantee

5th

Guardian

Daniel gets invite after national award success

5th

Blyth and Wansbeck

Fruits of speaking Mandarin

5th

Oldham Evening Chronicle

Lost in translation1

4th

Accountancy

Policeman finds fame in Lithuania

3rd

BBC

Furness students first to study new diplomas

3rd

North-West Evening Mail

How's your mandarin these days?1

3rd

Guardian

Never mind French and Spanish...1

2nd

Guardian

Lastminute.com creates talking foreign phrase books for mobiles

2nd

ITReseller.com

 

March 2007

Classics 'harm language learning'

31st

Telegraph

Songs and stories make French fun1

29th

Independent

Primary language site that speaks volumes1

20th

Guardian

Jury still out on primary school language lessons

19th

Gazette and Herald

Premier league launches coaching scheme

19th

Premier League

Pott Row 4-year-olds get ahead in languages

19th

King's Lynn Today

Mandarin - no easy option

18th

Times

Fewer youngsters studying languages

17th

Norwich Evening News

Primaries show their prowess at languages2

16th

Herts & Essex News

More language teachers needed

16th

icCoventry

British Academy welcomes Dearing report

16th

FE News

Bilingual classes 'raise results'1

15th

BBC

Mind your languages

15th

Guardian

The Careers Adviser1

15th

Independent

Learn the language of success 1

14th

Belfast Telegraph

Cash is the vital ingredient

14th

Telegraph & Argus

Better language skills essential, executives told1

14th

Belfast Telegraph

Language key to future of global city

13th

Birmingham Evening Mail

York leads the way on languages

13th

This is York

Taking a leaf out of Europe's textbooks

13th

Telegraph

A renaissance in languages

13th

Newcastle Journal

Exam plan to give pupils 'the basics' in more languages

13th

Telegraph

Foreign language plans 'step in right direction' but results will be long time coming

13th

CBI

Leading article: Revolutionary approach

13th

Independent

University languages: Case studies

13th

Guardian

Language handicap

13th

Times

Big drop in pupils taking modern language GCSEs

13th

Guardian

The crisis in modern language teaching:Chattering classes

13th

Guardian

Foreign languages to be compulsory from age seven

13th

Independent

Language classes to start in primary school

13th

Guardian

The drive to Mandarin

13th

Telegraph

Teachers warn on languages push

13th

FT

It's time to talk - in many languages1

13th

Times

Dropping language helps school tables

12th

Newcastle Journal

'Too hard' modern language GCSEs

12th

Guardian

Languages are the hardest GCSEs, research finds

12th

Independent

Primary French lessons

12th

Sky News

Youngsters 'should study languages'

12th

ITV News

Children urged to learn foreign language

12th

Mirror

Bilingual learning benefits second and third generation children

12th

News-Medical.Net

Johnson backs Dearing's blueprint for a renaissance in language learning

12th

Government News Network

What age do kids learn languages in other countries?

12th

Newsround

Languages are the hardest GCSEs, research finds

12th

Belfast Telegraph

Ministers may rethink language plan

12th

Journal Live

Children of five 'should be taught Somali in schools'

12th

Evening Standard

Language teaching

12th

ePolitix

All primary schools to teach foreign languages by 2010

12th

Guardian

Johnson backs Dearing's blueprint for a renaissance in language learning

12th

A2 Mediagroup

Seven year olds to learn foreign languages in England

12th

Lifestyle News

Kids aged 7 'must learn French'

12th

The Sun

Languages to be a must for primary kids

12th

Scotsman

Schools 'will struggle' with language reforms, say teachers

12th

Guardian

Schools to get £50 million language help

12th

BBC

Call for easier exams as GCSE pupils shun 'difficult' languages

12th

Times

Pupils steered away from 'hard languages'

12th

Yorkshire Post

Primary school languages a 'must'

12th

BBC

'Multilingualism boosts European competitiveness'1

12th

FE News

Language lessons via video conferences

11th

Guardian

Foreign languages extinct in dozens of schools

10th

Telegraph

Languages 'critical for export success'1

6th

Dunhams Chartered Accountants

MD goes back to school2

6th

Redditch Advertiser

Language skills spark export success1

5th

Mybusiness.co.uk

Communication breakdown1

3rd

Financial Times

Learning languages can leave you tongue-tied

3rd

Telegraph

Tongue tied1

1st

Director

Youngsters say bonjour in Dunkirk

1st

Sevenoaks Chronicle

Language barriers1

1st

Sec-Ed

Language latest1

1st

Sec-Ed

Mind your language in class

1st

Daily Express

Language skills1

1st

Professional Manager

 

February 2007

We should give pupils every opportunity to immerse themselves in the Chinese language

28th

Scotsman

Head teacher says experience in fishing port shows diversity is good

28th

Press and Journal

Back to basics for British multilingualism

28th

Times

Schools want to meet their Spanish 'twins'2

27th

This is Wiltshire

Irish SMEs lose millions for bad language skills1

27th

Irish Examiner

'We'll become lost in translation'

27th

FE News

Languages should be 'mandatory'

27th

FE News

Go multilingual or lose out

26th

EurActiv

Six year olds could learn Cornish

25th

BBC

Pupils to be given a taste of Japanese culture

24th