Studying in Britain: English is a compulsory foreign language course for immigrant students in English No.1 Middle School.

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In Leeds, more than three-quarters of all secondary schools with foreign students have made English a compulsory foreign language course.

In a middle school in Leeds, England, more than three-quarters of the students are not native speakers of English. Now the school has made English a compulsory foreign language course for all students.

Georgina Sale, the principal of this middle school, said that all the students in the school, including those born and raised in Britain, have to take an extra 50 minutes of English lessons every week.

Searle said that extra courses will improve students' basic English spelling and grammar skills, so that both British students and students whose mother tongue is not English can do well in the exam.

A report by the Bureau of Education Standards shows that the examination results of this middle school, which is facing closure in recent years, are too poor, so it is decided to make English a compulsory foreign language course.

This middle school has 3 14 students from 55 countries, including Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. Two years ago, the students in this school only came from 40 countries.

In recent years, there are more and more Roma students from Eastern European countries in this middle school, so the school has to hire translators in Urdu, Czech and Polish, and recently, it has hired Czech, Romanian, Russian and German teachers.

At present, the number of non-English majors in this school is about four times that of English majors, and some students' English level is at the most elementary level.

Therefore, Ms. Searle, the principal of the school, said: We are honored that this is a multi-ethnic and diversified school, and we will continue to encourage new suggestions to make our school environment more conducive to the study of all students. ?

A spokesman for Leeds City Council revealed that the extra English study time in this middle school will be included in the existing curriculum, so the class hours of students will not change.

(Compile: Wei Wei Editor: Lucy)

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