Speaking our language

By Jackie Cosh, Nursery World, 19 December 2002

What do children gain from going to a nursery where they're taught in another language that comes from the British Isles? Jackie Cosh listens to the arguments Earlier this year the Government set out details of a 10-year strategy to improve language teaching in state schools in England and Wales. The plans, which include giving seven-year-olds the opportunity to learn a modern foreign language, have been welcomed by many, and considered long overdue.

What do children gain from going to a nursery where they're taught in another language that comes from the British Isles? Jackie Cosh listens to the arguments...

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