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World Languages Survey - deadline extended
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Posted on: Tuesday, 12 Jan 2010
The TDA has commissioned a consortium comprising the Institute of Education, with the University of Sheffield, the University of Wolverhampton and the Association for Language Learning to carry out research into issues surrounding the delivery of languages in schools in England, with specific reference to lesser taught languages and to use findings to inform the development of a long-term strategy for the sustainable, equitable, and high quality delivery of all world languages in schools in England.
This two year programme aims to have a positive and permanent impact on the field of language teaching so that:
- language departments will be able to effectively support and develop teaching and non-teaching staff of all languages taught in the school;
- those who deliver, or want to deliver, world language teaching in schools will have opportunities to gain the relevant qualifications to allow them to progress in their career;
- schools will be able to offer any world language that the market demands, in a creative and integrated way;
- children will have access to high quality teaching of all world languages.
Please visit the TDA website to fill in this survey, it will take only 20 minutes. Once collected, the evidence will in form a first draft of the strategy, on wich there will be consultation events in the autumn.
