Thread by @HetanShah, New @HEPI_news report says only 32% 15-to-30 year olds from the UK [...]

New @HEPI_news report says only 32% 15-to-30 year olds from the UK can confidently read and write in two or more languages (including their first language). Second placed EU country is Hungary at 71%. Compare also France (79%), Germany (91%) Denmark (99%)
https://www.hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/HEPI_A-Languages-Crisis_Report-123-FINAL.pdf

Learning foreign languages should be compulsory, says report https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jan/09/learning-foreign-languages-should-be-compulsory-says-report

Learning foreign languages should be compulsory, says report

Survey showed just 32% of young Britons can read or write in more than one language

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jan/09/learning-foreign-languages-should-be-compulsory-says-report

Human connections will always beat Google Translate - @Skapinker quotes work of @BritishAcademy_ in defence of language learning
https://www.ft.com/content/6892a5be-3ea8-11ea-a01a-bae547046735?shareType=nongift

The cost of Britain’s language problem https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/skills/2020/01/cost-britains-language-problem

The cost of Britain's language problem

Linguistic skills are crucial for long-term career prospects and for the economy, but fewer young people are gaining them.

https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/skills/2020/01/cost-britains-language-problem

Applications for languages at university down another 6.6% https://wonkhe.com/blogs/a-first-look-at-the-ucas-2020-application-cycle/ Time for a national languages strategy as called for by the National Academies https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Languages-UK-2019-academies-statement.pdf

A first look at the UCAS 2020 application cycle | Wonkhe

Our annual first glimpse at applicant data doesn't offer us any clues about offer-making behaviour. But, as David Kernohan discovers, it's increasingly becoming an excellent guide to who's applying...

https://wonkhe.com/blogs/a-first-look-at-the-ucas-2020-application-cycle/

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