Primary school students in England get a taste of six languages

Primary school children in three school districts in England are learning six different languages from the age of nine under a pioneering new plan. The idea is to give them a taste of all six so they can then decide for themselves which language to opt for when they transfer to secondary school. The project is being piloted in Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire. The children study French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Punjabi, and Latin for a term each before they leave primary school. The project is being evaluated by the University of Manchester with a view to promoting it nationally if it is successful. The report will be published by the end of the year. Read more at The Independent online.