As the UK faces a languages crisis, with numbers dropping up to 50% in take-up of GCSE Modern Languages since 2003 and a £48bn deficit in the UK economy due to a shortage of linguists, join languages teacher and entrepreneur Cate Hamilton as she talks to scientists, linguists, wordsmiths, and other interested guests about why being multilingual is (and always has been) normal, and why linguistics matters now more than ever. Let's talk about talking!
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As the UK faces a languages crisis, with numbers dropping up to 50% in take-up of GCSE Modern Languages since 2003 and a £48bn deficit in the UK economy due to a shortage of linguists, join languages teacher and entrepreneur Cate Hamilton as she talks to scientists, linguists, wordsmiths, and other interested guests about why being multilingual is (and always has been) normal, and why linguistics matters now more than ever. Let's talk about talking!
Episode 10: Have we got our approach to teaching language right?
The Language Revolution
1 hour 13 minutes 21 seconds
5 years ago
Episode 10: Have we got our approach to teaching language right?
In this extended episode, we hear Michael Rosen on education and this thing called 'Literacy'. Is it the same as literature? Is Literacy a good approach for teaching children about languages and how we use them? What tips does Michael have for teachers to encourage children to love words? Is teaching abstract grammar useful? Is there such a thing as 'proper' English? And what does happen to the bear at the end of We're Going on a Bear Hunt?
The Language Revolution
As the UK faces a languages crisis, with numbers dropping up to 50% in take-up of GCSE Modern Languages since 2003 and a £48bn deficit in the UK economy due to a shortage of linguists, join languages teacher and entrepreneur Cate Hamilton as she talks to scientists, linguists, wordsmiths, and other interested guests about why being multilingual is (and always has been) normal, and why linguistics matters now more than ever. Let's talk about talking!
