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The strapline ("Exam entries plummet amid fears that compulsory Welsh is turning students off") implied strongly that there is a causal link between compulsory Welsh in schools and the decline in modern foreign languages (MFL), whereas I had made it quite clear that it is the plethora of s...

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Published inThe Times Educational Supplement no. 4908; p. 36
Main Author Ceri, James
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London TES Global Limited 17.09.2010
Subjects
Foreign language learning
History Instruction
Language Skills
Second Languages
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Summary:The strapline ("Exam entries plummet amid fears that compulsory Welsh is turning students off") implied strongly that there is a causal link between compulsory Welsh in schools and the decline in modern foreign languages (MFL), whereas I had made it quite clear that it is the plethora of subject options available within 14-19 Learning Pathways which is the major challenge for MFL.
ISSN:0040-7887