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Students in England and Australia are supposedly poor at learning languages. Our research shows this isn't true

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By Abigail Parrish, Annamaria Paolino, Louisa Field Verified, Lisa Lock
| Phys.org Verified
Australia and England are both multicultural countries where hundreds of languages are spoken. However, in both, levels of language learning at school are worryingly low. Australia has seen a major downturn in language learning. In 2021, fewer than 10% of students in year 12—the final year of compulsory education—were studying a language. Exam entry figures for England show the numbers of young people taking languages at GCSE is stabilizing to some degree.
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Young people in England and Australia are supposedly poor at learning languages - our research shows this isn’t true

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By Abigail Parrish, Louisa Field Verified, Annamaria Paolino
| The Conversation Verified
Australia and England are both multicultural countries where hundreds of languages are spoken. However, in both, levels of language learning at school are worryingly low. Australia has seen a major downturn in language learning. In 2021, fewer than 10% of students in year 12 – the final year of compulsory education – were studying a language. Exam entry figures for England show the numbers of young people taking languages at GCSE is stabilising to some degree.
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How a small pitch to teens could make a big change to our place in the world

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By Louisa Field Verified
| Inner East Review
As a high school language teacher, Year 8 subject selection day is one of the most nerve-wracking days of the year. Crossing your fingers the students will choose your subject, hoping that if you are just under the number cut off the subject will run, meaning in another couple of years you will have enough students to possibly constitute a senior class.
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