A REPORT by UK's National Centre for Languages revealed that only one in five state schools in the UK now requires students to learn a foreign language. It showed that just 18 per cent of state secondaries still require all pupils to study at least one language ?down from 25 per cent last year and 57 per cent in 2003. In the majority of state schools, fewer than half the pupils chose to learn a language beyond the age of 14. There was a warning that British youngsters could be putting themselves at a disadvantage in the jobs market.
Japanese still go to school for "Eigo"
日本人学英语途径广泛 语言学校为首选
EIGOTOWN.COM, one of Japan's premier websites for English language learning and teaching ("Eigo" means "English" in Japanese), has released results of a poll asking Japanese about their primary method of learning English. The poll shows that the eikaiwa (English school) reins supreme in the world of English language education in Japan, having received a full 25 per cent of all submitted votes. Other popular choices include books (24 per cent) and radio shows (14 per cent). Podcasts received a full 13 per cent of the vote, showing clearly that they are gaining ground on more traditional media. Television shows came in fifth, with just 11 per cent.
