Spanish is predicted to remain the most popular A-level language in schools across England while German falls behind at GCSE level, according to new British Council research which launches today.
The new Language Trends 2023 report surveyed teachers at more than 1,300 primary, secondary and independent schools across England to gather information about language teaching and learning.
The research was carried out by Dr Ian Collen, Senior Lecturer in Modern Languages Education (PGCE) and Director of the Northern Ireland Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (NICILT) at Queen’s University Belfast.
It is the 21st report by the British Council into language trends in England. The 2023 report follows on from research in 2022, which found language lessons were in slow recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic.
