Continued decline in languages threatens our economic competitiveness
…h University Alliance, I am therefore advocating the introduction of a time-limited, means-tested bursary for Modern Foreign Language (MFL) study in England, which can be funded from the National Scholarship Programme and will provide extra help in attracting and supporting socially disadvantaged students who are finding it increasingly hard to study languages. This measure could help stop the decline in foreign languages study, enhance social div…