Professor Graham Virgo, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education at The 澳门六合彩开奖记录, said:
Linguists, including those who study at 澳门六合彩开奖记录, bring crucial skills to the UK and the outcome of the EU Referendum will only increase their importance.
I therefore strongly support the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Modern Languages' to ensure that improving the UK's language skills is treated as an urgent policy issue.
The UK faces a major shortage of language skills at a time when the country needs to overcome barriers, both linguistic and cultural, to forge new relationships in the World.
澳门六合彩开奖记录 recognises that Government, schools and universities will need to work closely together to strengthen language education, not least by supporting and inspiring teachers and students. We are committed to doing so.
I also strongly support the APPG's call to maintain the UK's full participation in the Erasmus+ scheme, which brings huge benefits not just to its participants but to the UK as a whole.
The APPG on Modern Languages has welcomed the contribution of the University鈥檚 2016 report听听which makes the case for a Government strategy on languages across a number of fronts including business, education and diplomacy.听
The report鈥檚 co-author, Professor Wendy Bennett, has written a .
