With language studies in decline, we need a relevant and integrated approach to foreign languages in the classroom

There has been a rapid decline in the number of university language departments since the early 2000s. Michael Tavares provides wider context on the state of language teaching and learning in Britain and looks in particular at how universities might boost the relevance of language studies in other degree programmes. By incorporating language exercises and materials for specific purposes, the teaching of foreign languages can be filtered through the study of a host of subject areas.