A House of Lords committee has called for all children to learn a foreign language at primary and secondary level, amidst fears that the UK’s attitude to languages has prevented its students from studying in Europe.
It says that too few British students are taking part in student mobility schemes, blaming "monoglot" attitudes. Last year, the European Commission reported that European universities had "under-exploited potential" to contribute to Europe’s prosperity and society.
The Lords Committee chairman Baroness Young of Hornsey said that: "The government must place higher education at the heart of their growth agenda in order to maintain and contribute to the economic and social wealth of the UK and Europe as a whole", and called on the EU to allocate more funds to research and education to help in the region’s long-term economic recovery.
More information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17466166.