Undergraduate language programmes in England: A widening participation crisis

IF 1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-02-15 DOI:10.1177/14740222231156812

Becky Muradás-Taylor

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Abstract

England has a language education crisis: fewer people are studying languages at school and university language programmes are closing. This study analyses data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the UK admissions service for higher education. The study quantifies how entry tariff and socioeconomic background affect access to language degree programmes. The results show that (1) the number of students studying languages and number of languages offered correlate with entry tariff and (2) the probability of a university offering languages and probability of it offering a range of at least five languages correlate with entry tariff and the percentage of students from less privileged socioeconomic backgrounds. Thus a widening participation crisis is highlighted: while many young people are unable to access language degree programmes, a small proportion, with the highest tariffs, can choose from a range of at least five languages. To combat the crisis, a Widening Participation Languages Network has been launched, supporting universities offering languages at below-average entry tariffs.

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英国的本科语言课程:不断扩大的参与危机

英格兰面临语言教育危机：在学校学习语言的人越来越少，大学语言课程也在关闭。这项研究分析了英国高等教育招生服务机构大学和学院招生服务处（UCAS）的数据。该研究量化了入学关税和社会经济背景如何影响获得语言学位课程的机会。研究结果表明：（1）学习语言的学生人数和提供的语言数量与入学价格相关；（2）大学提供语言的概率和提供至少五种语言的概率与入学价格和来自弱势社会经济背景的学生比例相关。因此，一场日益扩大的参与危机凸显出来：尽管许多年轻人无法获得语言学位课程，但一小部分收费最高的年轻人可以从至少五种语言中进行选择。为了应对这场危机，一个广泛参与的语言网络已经启动，支持以低于平均入学价格提供语言的大学。

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