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Do your children learn a second language in Primary School?

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SorryImKnew · 24/09/2020 09:49

I'm Irish, so we obviously study Irish alongside English from Baby Infants (your Reception I think). It's an obligatory subject with some exemptions, much like English and Maths.
I'm just curious whether schools in England/Scotland/EU/US/Aus/NZ/Rest of world study a second core language and what it is? I think Welsh is probably a core subject in Wales?
Just idle curiosity!

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MrsDThomas · 12/10/2021 16:33

They learned English.

Went to a Welsh medium school and before then didnt speak it. Older 2 did their subjects in Welsh too (maths/science/geog etc)

Bolognesedoc · 12/10/2021 17:04

Italy

@Geamhradh Waving back at you! Will get down there one day!

Riverseawoods · 12/10/2021 17:17

Here in Luxembourg children learn German and French from pre-school. They start learning in German during primary, and pick up English. During secondary school, the language of instruction switches to French. Most people are at least trilingual.

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