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Curriculum Change in Modern Foreign Languages Education in England: Barriers and Possibilities
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Parrish, Abigail – Language Learning Journal, 2020
This paper considers the languages on offer in secondary schools in England and the possibility of enacting curriculum change with a view to reducing the dominance of French, Spanish and, to a lesser extent, German as a possible way to increase take-up of modern foreign languages post-14. Questionnaires were completed by 666 students aged 14-15,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Secondary School Students, Second Language Learning
'I've Got a Gut Feeling That I'd Regret Not Choosing Spanish'. A Critical Discourse Analysis of Language Option Choice Discussions on "Mumsnet" and "Studentroom"
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Lanvers, Ursula; Lambrechts, Agata A.; Crosswaite, Madeline – Language Learning Journal, 2020
Like other anglophone countries, the UK is experiencing a language 'crisis', in that fewer and fewer students opt to study a foreign language (FL) beyond the compulsory phase, and that the UK's language skills do not match its economic needs. Despite strong statements of commitments to increase FL uptake, decline in FL uptake in the UK's four…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Enrollment
GCSE Decisions in the Joint Languages Model: A Case Study.
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Kenning, Marie-Madeleine – Language Learning Journal, 1996
Examines the languages (German, Italian, French) year-10 British students choose to study and shows how each language has fared to provide a basis for comparisons across languages. Also examines the results of interviews with students to determine the motive behind decisions to pursue or drop a language. (five references) (CK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, French, German