Monthly Archives: September 2010

European Day of Languages

Sunday 26th of September 2010 marks the European Day of Languages. Set up by the Council of Europe in 2001, the idea of the European Day of Languages (EDL) is to show people across Europe how importan...

READ MORE | 26 Sep 2010
Should British pupils give up studying French?

The aftermath of the decline of languages at GCSE continues with a story on the BBC News Magazine web site which explores some of the key reasons for this. Language learning expert Paul Noble, who tea...

READ MORE | 21 Sep 2010
The death of Claude Chabrol

Thoughtful homage by Andrew Whittaker on his Speak the Culture blog to the great French film director, Claude Chabrol, who died on Sunday. Chabrol spearheaded the French New Wave in cinema and was ren...

READ MORE | 14 Sep 2010
Michael Gove wants baccalaureate qualification for England

The new baccalaureate qualification proposed by the UK Education Secretary, Michael Gove, could be a positive initiative for foreign languages. According to the Guardian, The "English bac" would not r...

READ MORE | 9 Sep 2010