French, German and Spanish language GCSEs are being dumbed down to 'phrasebook' learning under government reforms, critics warn
French, German and Spanish GCSEs are being dumbed down to ‘phrasebook’ learning Teenagers in England will be expected to learn up to 1,700 frequently used words in a curriculum overhaul Ministers hope the move will boost the take-up of languages in schools Chris McGovern, of the Campaign for Real Education, attacked a ‘dilution in standards’ By Sarah Harris for the Daily Mail
Published: 23:46 GMT, 14 January 2022 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 14 January 2022
French, German and Spanish GCSEs are being dumbed down to ‘phrasebook’ learning under government reforms to make them more accessible, it was claimed yesterday.
Teenagers in England will be expected to learn up to 1,700 frequently used words in a curriculum overhaul.
Ministers hope the move will boost the take-up of languages in schools, making it ‘clearer’ what pupils will need to know in their exams.
French, German and Spanish GCSEs are being dumbed down to ‘phrasebook’ learning under government reforms to make them more accessible, it was claimed yesterday
But private school head teachers warned of a widening ‘academic step up’ for pupils who wish to take the subjects at A-level.
And Chris McGovern, of the Campaign for Real Education, attacked a ‘dilution in standards’. He said: ‘We’re back to phrasebook language learning which might
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