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Díaz, Adriana R.; Fillmore, Naomi; Cordella, Marisa – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
The state of language education in Australia has long been described as paradoxical. Oscillating between periods of increased attention and seeming invisibility, over the last thirty years, the language learning sector has been punctuated by a succession of aspirational declarations and funding injections with little long-term impact on its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Planning
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Ayres-Bennett, Wendy; Hafner, Marco; Dufresne, Eliane; Yerushalmi, Erez – RAND Europe, 2022
A research report from the University of Cambridge and RAND Europe shows that investing in languages education in the UK could return more than the investment cost. Researchers explored a gap in the evidence relating to the economic benefits of extending languages education and found that an increase in secondary-school pupils learning one of four…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Economic Development, Educational Benefits
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Dretzke, Beverly J.; Jordan, Kelly – American Secondary Education, 2010
The current interest in learning Chinese has been fueled by the growing strength of the Chinese economy and the need for Americans who are able to communicate at an advanced level in fields of business, science, and government. The present study reports the results of a survey of secondary school students enrolled in Chinese language classes with…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, High School Students, Second Language Programs, Chinese