1、Language Trends England 2024Language teaching in primary,secondary and independent schools in EnglandSurvey report by Ian Collen and Jayne Duffwww.britishcouncil.orgLANGUAGE TRENDS ENGLAND 202402Introduction 03Headline findings for 2024 03Policy context and background 04Research outline 06Findings f
2、rom primary schools 07Transition from key stage 2 to key stage 3 15Findings from secondary and independent school surveys 21Findings from independent schools 34Conclusion 38Bibliography 39ContentsLANGUAGE TRENDS ENGLAND 202403The British Council is pleased to present the results of Language Trends E
3、ngland 2024.Language Trends is an annual survey of primary and secondary schools in England,designed to gather information about the situation for language teaching and learning.Its aims are:(i)to assess the impact of policy measures in relation to languages;and(ii)to analyse strengths and weaknesse
4、s based both on quantitative evidence and on views expressed by teachers.Since 2015 there has also been an annual survey in Wales,and since 2019 a biennial survey in Northern Ireland;reports can be found on the corresponding countrys British Council website.1 Later this year there will also be the l
5、aunch of the inaugural Language Trends Scotland.The Language Trends series shows general shifts in data and seeks to provide a springboard for teachers,school leaders,academics,inspectors,policy makers,school pupils and the public to consider aspects of language learning more deeply.On behalf of the
6、 British Council and Queens University Belfast,we would like to thank teachers for participating in our research.Without teachers participation,our research would not be possible.1 Language Trends Northern Ireland can be found here:https:/nireland.britishcouncil.org/programmes/education/language-tre