Now playing Next World Foreign languages and the complexities of bilingualism In this episode of Learning World we look at the importance of learning languages. 10/08/2016
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Now playing Next Hungary Pupils and teachers join forces in Hungary to protest over state education system At a German lesson in a Hungarian school half of the students were missing and it wasn’t because of a flu bug. It was a response to a Facebook event 01/03/2016
Now playing Next world news French language revolution in France Pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqué ? (Why make it simple when you can make it complicated?) This French sentence applies perfectly 04/02/2016
Now playing Next world news Polyglot or ‘polynot’: a look at language skills across the EU Luxembourgers are the multilingual champions of the EU while the Irish, Bulgarians, Austrians and Hungarians are among the worst, latest official 04/02/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom Cameron: Language classes for Muslim women can help fight extremism British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged 25 million euros (20 million pounds) for English classes for women in isolated communities. Cameron 18/01/2016
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Now playing Next Belgium New Zealander wins French Scrabble world title A man who does not speak a word of French has won the French-language Scrabble World Championship. Nigel Richards from New Zealand beat a 21/07/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portuguese language reform law goes global Does it ever bother you when someone corrects your grammar or spelling? Or do you do it to other people? If so, spare a thought for this ‘ 14/05/2015
Now playing Next USA English and Spanish among happiest languages Human language has a tendency to be slanted towards happy words, according to a new study. And Spanish was found to be the world’s happiest 12/02/2015
Now playing Next Culture news Katherine Jenkins comes Home Sweet Home Katherine Jenkins has released her tenth studio album, “Home Sweet Home”, and says that making it felt like coming home: “I don’t ever want to repeat 07/01/2015
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Now playing Next explore The people who make Monaco special They are in a minority in their own country but cultivate a strong identity. Who are the people of Monaco? We take a look beyond the high life and 13/10/2014
Now playing Next world news 'Remarkable increase' in young Europeans learning Spanish Teaching of Spanish in Europe’s secondary schools has enjoyed a ‘remarkable increase’, new figures reveal. The data, released to coincide with 25/09/2014
Now playing Next World First Aid for minority languages What is the role of education when it comes to preserving minority languages? 12/09/2014
Now playing Next World Georgia's school report: on the right path, more effort needed Since becoming independent from the Soviet Union, Georgia has made sweeping social reforms, including a number in education. However, pre-school 28/03/2014
Now playing Next United Kingdom No island is an island - Europe and all its languages It is no secret that Britons are apprehensive when it comes to learning languages – perhaps the reason that English is widely spoken around the world 18/10/2013
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'Srsly buzzworthy' vocabulary added to Oxford Dictionaries Online Pick up your phablet and prepare to squee at the latest quarterly update of Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO), which was announced on August 28/08/2013
Now playing Next World Rooted to the classics Students are increasingly choosing vocational degree subjects in an effort to improve their chances of finding a good job. But are they right? Is a 22/03/2013
Now playing Next Culture news Inga's Fragments Inga Zolude kindly allowed us to post on our website three extracts from her works, translated in three different languages. Here they are: - 21/11/2012
