Before 2004, it was compulsory for pupils in state schools in England to study a foreign language from the age of 11 to 16.
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Yes, the famed English working-class began existence with exactly this wandering, that is as vagabonds.  Here they are presented as history both old and new:  rural rebels following Captain Swing, the ...
Learning to read is the key to education. That’s not a new revelation. Reading is the foundation, the entry point for everything else. But English is not easy to master.
Germany is famous for its directness, yet Germans often avoid conflict in subtle, passive-aggressive ways – a contradiction ...
Listening to podcasts is one of the easiest ways to immerse yourself in another language. Here are some of the best podcasts ...
I don’t know why I spent so much time trying to insert logic and rational thinking into the insanity of addiction when it never made sense in the first place. That one decision to break the seal of ...