In the first text we see Will Hutton present his perception on why it is so important to know more than one language. He believes that teaching the children and the general population of UK, will help secure their future economically. He states that the population and especially the youth needs to realise that knowing more than one language is not only a “nice to have asset” but actually really important. Which he also says on page 3 line 88-94. “The hangover from empire and the legacy of great power, along with the comforting reality that the US is English-speaking deludes us into still thinking that speaking a foreign language is a nice-to-have rather than a must-have asset”. What he is pointing out here is that, the population is deceived to think that to know another language is not a must-have, but a nice-to-know thing, which is a real problem.
In text 3 we see Susan Purcell explain what she thinks of foreign languages being taught in English schools. She points out that in EU, it’s mandatory to learn English, but what about Britain, which foreign language should they put their focus on.
In Britain their constantly told that they’re hopeless with foreign languages, but actually they’re not, which Susan Purcell states on page 5 line 77-83. “Nineteen European union languages in total are taught somewhere in England and Wales, and that does not include Mandarin, Japanese, Arabic, Russian or Urdu, which are not EU languages but which are taught in many British Schools.”
She says that despite the stereotype put on Britain, it’s absolutely not like that. Britain offers multiple foreign languages, even several that are not from countries within EU.
In the first text we see Will Hutton explicitly explain that foreign languages are a crucial variable in the future, and more specifically, the future economy for the UK, and generally a must-have for the upcoming