The health of language learning in England

Source: REAL, 25.05.12

Bernardette Holmes, President of the Association for Language Learning in the UK, discusses the language learning situation in England since 1992, when all EU member states signed the Maastricht Treaty - committing themselves to a policy of full respect for cultural and linguistic diversity across Europe.

Has the argument for the importance of language learning been won? How did government language education policies change, and what were the consequences of those policies? What does the future hold for language teaching in the UK? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>