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English that's good enough

Ever felt that unless you speak a language fluently it's not worth having a go? Marina Warner's recent article in The Guardian is a rallying cry for making do with what you've got. As she points out:...

READ MORE | 26 Apr 2012
‘It’s a pity that people don’t have to learn another language here’

Familiar, depressing riff from The Times about how the lack of second-language ability among graduates is harming UK business. As the article points out the main way to rectify this is to make languag...

READ MORE | 1 Jun 2010