Pap Ndiaye wants to strengthen the English level of college students

Within three years, the Minister of National Education, Bob is fineWants to level up English At the end of Year 3, half of the students are currently below expectations College studentsHe promised, this Friday.

“By 2025, at least 80% of students should reach the required level in English by the end of 3rd grade (at least level A2)”, it promises. Ministry of National Education In a press release.

A “core issue”

The Minister At the 2022 back-to-school conference, it decided it was “not satisfactory” in English. According to the results of the Ev@lang test, half of the students did not reach the level according to the results taken by all students at the end of 3rd grade. A2. However, 96% of school students and 99% of college students learn English, according to the press release. “Improving students’ general level of English is a major challenge, not only in terms of further studies and professional integration, but also in terms of proficiency in other languages,” the press release continues.

The press release said that these arrangements for the English language would “invigorate the teaching of all living languages”. Benchmarking tools are available to better assess student achievement, identify margins of improvement, and train teachers, especially at the first level.

The student movement will be “amplified”.

In primary school, learning should be reinforced, especially with voice assistant Captain Kelly, digital resources to improve oral comprehension and strengthening interventions for native speakers in schools. An additional 800 language assistants will be recruited next year, the ministry adds, adding that bilingual schools will continue to be staffed in English.

In middle school, educational arrangements allowing regular practice of modern languages ​​from class 6 will be encouraged, as well as the development of non-linguistics (DNL) teaching in a modern language and especially in English. The movement of students will be “multiplied”. The goal is that “every student can live at least one movement experience in his school life, where it can be evaluated in the undergraduate school through European or international movement”, further motivates Rue de Grenelle.