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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

France wants to 'reinvent' English language teaching from age three

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French Minister for National Education Luc Chatel is keen to start language learning in nurseries. Photograph: Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty Images

Children could start learning English in France's nursery schools from age three as part of a strategic review of language education launched by education minister Luc Chatel.

Chatel announced last month that he wanted to "reinvent the learning of English" in schools. He said a team of specialists were examining a range of options aimed at boosting young people's skills in English and other foreign languages.

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