Modern languages lost for words over low intake

Two UK language departments may be forced to close their degree programmes because they recruited too few students for 2012-13, a lecturers' association has claimed.

James Coleman, chair of the University Council of Modern Languages, said that preliminary figures obtained from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service show that acceptances to language degrees have dropped by more than 7 per cent compared with last year.

Full article:Times Higher Education

Discover Japanese Studies website launched

The British Association for Japanese Studies has launched a website Discover Japanese Studies. www.discoverjapanesestudies.org is aimed at students who are interested in studying Japan and the Japanese language.

Universities accept students with inadequate English skills claims BBC investigation

A BBC investigation has found evidence that suggests some universities under financial pressure accept overseas students who lack adequate English.

Money from overseas students totals £1.6bn and makes up a third of university fees in England

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