Save the British Council Language Assistantship Scheme
Background:For 105 years, the British Council has provided the opportunity for language students to work as assistants in schools across 15 different countries worldwide. Many students and university... continue reading »
"University University of Leeds This scheme is so beneficial not just on a personal level but nationally also. The cultural links this scheme creates, which last decades are invaluable. I have been living and teaching in France for a month and a half, an"
"University Ohio State Univ (Nottingham Uni undergrad.) This programme is vital for advancing international relations and understanding. It also provides the students abroad with an enthusiastic and alternative teaching approach to that which they usuall"
"Fostering relations between nations is more important now than it has ever been"
"University Warwick a necessary part of a language degree"
"University Uni of Birmingham This suspension has ruined my year abroad plans as I wanted to be a language assistant."
"University University of Leeds outrageous"
"This is a short-sighted and philistine proposal. The scheme is a proven and invaluable element in the language acquisition of students. In addition it can only have a negative impact on our economic effectiveness."
"University King's College, London Modern language skills greatly increase employability."
"University Birmingham I am in the process of my language assistant, I wouldn't have done anything else, the experience is amazing and so rewarding, I would hate to think such a fantastic scheme could end."
