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The University Council For Languages: the national voice of research & teaching in languages, cultures, societies, and related disciplines in UK HE.
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Bit more on the Guardian liveblog here
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Spanish surpasses French in popularity among students in historic first for language studies, according to the British Academy. New GCSE data shows that Spanish has overtaken French for the first time as the most popular language choice among students, following a sustained rise in entries of nearly 25% since 2020. Spanish entries increased from around 109,594 in 2020 to 136,871 in 2025, while French uptake remained steady - climbing slightly from 132,036 in 2020 to 134,651 in 2024 before dipping to 132,808 this year. The data is released today by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) and has been analysed by the British Academy, the national academy for the humanities and social sciences. It reveals wider trends in student choice across the curriculum. SHAPE subjects (Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy) continue to make up more than half of all entries (54%) - a figure that has remained consistent since 2019.
August 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Can universities help re-route languages pathways?
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Hope is in the air
Languages is in the news again. With an exciting plethora of projects and proposals that could take us forward. Here's one that has just qu...
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August 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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‘2023 polling for the @britishacademy.bsky.social found 71 per cent of Britons would support making language study compulsory in schools.’

Pleased to see this FT editorial makes the case for learning foreign languages

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Lost in translation
Even in the language app era there are benefits to learning a foreign tongue
on.ft.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM