Teaching unions told the European and External Affairs Committee that £4m to fund the Scottish government's 1+2 language policy would be a "drop in the ocean".
The policy describes a framework for language learning in Scotland based on the mother tongue + 2 additional languages model recommended by the European Union and adopted in many countries in Europe and beyond.
The money earmarked by the Scottish government is £120k for the pilot projects, and £4m for after the pilots in 2013-14.
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Related Links
Access related papers from the European and External Affairs Committee inquiry into foreign language learning in the primary school from the Scottish Parliament website.
EIS warns over foreign languages (The Herald, 8 March 2013)
Languages in schools cost a ‘drop in the ocean’ (The Scotsman, 8 March 2013)