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Originally Posted by Suki
I thought a compulsory second language was taught in all schools in England. French, mainly. It's a shame really, cause learning a new language is a fun process to go through.
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Yeah it is, but it's in high school when most kids stop giving a damn or being able to absorb as much of the languages. The options we have are always French, German or Spanish. The compulsory lesson is for 2-3 years (Year 7, 8 and usually 9) for basically as long as the school wants in a week.
I had it for one hour a week or something. Most people saw that lesson as a joke to be honest, and while I know a teeny bit of French (which probably came from going to France rather than the lesson) it's not taken seriously enough.
It used to be compulsory at GCSE level but people were getting annoyed it took up a slot when they wanted to do something else, so they scrapped that.