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BBC tells parents: Speak to your child in mother tongue before English (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Schools are taught in English and it's likely that they will experience English in media, and just out and about in general life, so I don't think the children will end up without being able to speak English. The torygraph is a right wing paper and likes to drum up anger, especially at woke media like the BBC.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 11 points 1 week ago

I agree with the BBC on this. Children are fully immersed in English, it's not an issue. In order to pick up other tongues, they need immersion in those too.