The Languages Crisis: Arresting Decline. HEPI Report 192
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| Title: | The Languages Crisis: Arresting Decline. HEPI Report 192 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Megan Bowler, Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) (United Kingdom) |
| Source: | Higher Education Policy Institute. 2025. |
| Availability: | Higher Education Policy Institute. 99 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX26JX, UK. Tel: +44-1865-284450; Fax: +44-1865-284449; e-mail: info@hepi.ac.uk; Web site: http://www.hepi.ac.uk |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 44 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Second Language Learning, Declining Enrollment, Language Skills, Teacher Recruitment, Language Teachers, Qualifications, Multilingualism, Recognition (Achievement), Sign Language, Educational Finance, Lifelong Learning, Higher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Trends, Classical Languages, Modern Languages, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom |
| ISBN: | 978-1-915744-47-0 |
| Abstract: | Formal language learning has fallen dramatically in recent years even as the UK has become more diverse. In this report, Megan Bowler from the University of Oxford considers the benefits that learning a language provides and assesses the current state of play in schools and universities. She ends with 10 practical recommendations for rejuvenating the learning of languages -- including classical, modern and heritage languages -- for the benefit of individuals, community cohesion and the economy. [This report was co-produced with Duolingo.] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Access URL: | https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/the-languages-crisis-arresting-decline/ |
| Accession Number: | ED675175 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Formal language learning has fallen dramatically in recent years even as the UK has become more diverse. In this report, Megan Bowler from the University of Oxford considers the benefits that learning a language provides and assesses the current state of play in schools and universities. She ends with 10 practical recommendations for rejuvenating the learning of languages -- including classical, modern and heritage languages -- for the benefit of individuals, community cohesion and the economy. [This report was co-produced with Duolingo.] |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-915744-47-0 |
