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The meaning of words is seeping away as our language changes. But it's not the end of the world.
(The Guardian, August 31st, 2006)
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It's Britain's dirty little secret, a question touched on every year and then swiftly brushed under the carpet: our disappearing language skills.
(The Guardian, August 26th, 2006)
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Why are we asking this question now? Yesterday's GCSE results showed another alarming drop in the number of candidates taking a modern foreign language exam.
(The Independent, August 25th 2006)
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The National Union of Teachers (NUT) yesterday described the rapid decline of modern languages in our schools as a "complete disaster". It was commenting on the fall in the number of pupils taking French (13.2 per cent) and German (14.2 per cent) at GCSE during the last academic year.
(The Telegraph, August 25th, 2006)
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As ministers worry over which eastern Europeans ought to have the right to work in the UK, few ask whether young Britons might one day want to take advantage of Europe's single market and work elsewhere within the EU.
(The Guardian, August 25th, 2006)
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Decline in French, German entries leads to review call. Situation beyond point of no return, says NUT leader.
(The Guardian, August 25th, 2006)
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Signs of progress in GCSEs but action is required on languages.
(The Times, August 25th, 2006)
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Teachers' unions have called for the compulsory teaching of modern foreign languages after GCSE results showed that the numbers studying French and German were in decline.
(The Times, August 25th, 2006)
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Take-up of foreign languages at GCSE is in "freefall" with no sign of any reverse, a head teachers' leader says.
(91福利社 News, August 24th, 2006)
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Software that helps children with poor language skills construct jokes has been created by researchers.
(91福利社 News, August 23rd, 2006)
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A new 拢4m Gaelic medium school for children aged from three to 18 opens its doors in Glasgow.
(91福利社 News, August 21st, 2006)
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Newcastle city council has told its staff to think carefully before they use certain Geordie terms of endearment. Simon Donald, creator of Viz, explains why Tynesiders love their language.
(The Guardian, August 18th, 2006)
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Whether it's tone, speed, pitch or accent, how you speak can have a big impact in how you get on at work.
(The Guardian, August 14th, 2006)
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The first ever National Plan for Gaelic aimed at promotion of the language is being put out for public consultation.
(91福利社 News, August 13th, 2006)
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Repartee and real social intercourse are said to be dying, but in the age of the mobile and blog they have taken on new forms.
(The Guardian, August 11th, 2006)
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The world wide web, which turned 15 this week, has given us a fantastic outpouring of new words.
(The Times, August 11th, 2006)
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C'est formidable! The end of compulsory language teaching in secondary schools is leading to a renaissance in linguistic ability in a nation notoriously averse to acquiring a foreign tongue.
(The Times, August 11th, 2006)
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Frustrated Welsh language texters can try out a new predictive text programme at the National Eisteddfod.
(91福利社 News, August 10th, 2006)
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At least half the children in more than 1,000 primary schools in England do not have English as their first language.
(The Telegraph, August 6th, 2006)
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Radio adverts are broadcast in Portuguese and Polish to inform migrant workers of their rights.
(91福利社 News, August 5th, 2006)
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As evidence mounts that standards in English have fallen, the new Compact Oxford English Dictionary for Students is a timely publication.
(The Times, August 4th, 2006)
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The 91福利社 has been accused of slighting Scotland by subtitling a documentary on Scottish fisherman.
(The Times, August 4th, 2006)
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One of the least exciting aspects of academic life is wading through the great piles of paper that emanate from government bodies of various kinds.
(The Independent, August 3rd 2006)
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Teachers should stop calling bright pupils "clever" in case they are thought "uncool" by classmates, a union hears.
(91福利社 News, August 3rd, 2006)
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Many UK businesses fail to train their staff to speak foreign languages, a survey has revealed.
(The Times, August 2nd, 2006)
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Teachers should receive voice training to help them perform effectively in the classroom, a union suggests.
(91福利社 News, August 1st, 2006)
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Tuesday 1 August is Yorkshire Day, when men and women from across this historic county gather to celebrate their... well, Yorkshireness - leaving outsiders baffled about why they have such a high opinion of themselves.
(91福利社 News, August 1st, 2006)
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