Hello, thisClare Martin, and today I’m looking at the language learning. It has been said the British are bad at learning languages, but can this be true? We teach languagesmost of our children and every evening school offers classesadults. What sorts of people study, Why do they study? And what are the problems? To find out more,went downthe adult education center in Briton. TherespokeEve. Evefrom Paris, but he now teaches in England.
C: What sorts of people comelearn languages on these courses?
E: All sorts of people. They youngest are schoolchildren who are doing a level, and my oldest student73, andaboutstart university and graduate.
C: Why do they comelearn?
E: Very very many reasons, the challenge, because they are board, they wantgo on holiday, because they needuse the language, because they wantlearn howteach. Some of then are actual teachers themselves, they comesee howdid it. It’s rather terrible for me, but we’re…
C: What are the most popular languages that people comelearn?
E: In this order, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese.
C: Thatquite a range of languages for a small town. And all the classes seem popular,spokeMagerete, a student in Eve’s class.tryfind out a bit more. Have you been here for long?
M: 4 years.did take French at school, butdecided 4 years ago start it.
C: Why did you choose French,am attractedthe language, the sound of the language, andam attractedthe literature of France, if possible,would likeget enough understand of, really understand the literature of France.
C: Just next door, a very full Spanish class was in progress.spokeone of the students, kathleen, why did you decidelearn Spanish?
K: Because I’ll stay for 6 months in Spain.
C: Did you learn any languages at school?
K: Yes, French, only French. Were you any good at it in those days?
K:did learn very hard at school.do think. Butenjoy it, it’s fantastic.
C: Well, the enthusiasm.
K: What are the problems? Do Magarete and Kathleen find it easylearn?
C: What sorts of people comelearn languages on these courses?
E: All sorts of people. They youngest are schoolchildren who are doing a level, and my oldest student73, andaboutstart university and graduate.
C: Why do they comelearn?
E: Very very many reasons, the challenge, because they are board, they wantgo on holiday, because they needuse the language, because they wantlearn howteach. Some of then are actual teachers themselves, they comesee howdid it. It’s rather terrible for me, but we’re…
C: What are the most popular languages that people comelearn?
E: In this order, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese.
C: Thatquite a range of languages for a small town. And all the classes seem popular,spokeMagerete, a student in Eve’s class.tryfind out a bit more. Have you been here for long?
M: 4 years.did take French at school, butdecided 4 years ago start it.
C: Why did you choose French,am attractedthe language, the sound of the language, andam attractedthe literature of France, if possible,would likeget enough understand of, really understand the literature of France.
C: Just next door, a very full Spanish class was in progress.spokeone of the students, kathleen, why did you decidelearn Spanish?
K: Because I’ll stay for 6 months in Spain.
C: Did you learn any languages at school?
K: Yes, French, only French. Were you any good at it in those days?
K:did learn very hard at school.do think. Butenjoy it, it’s fantastic.
C: Well, the enthusiasm.
K: What are the problems? Do Magarete and Kathleen find it easylearn?