Why pay for a degree to learn a modern language?

By Anne Merritt. Foreign languages at UK universities receive a £3.1 million boost next month. But is it worth shelling out for a degree when you could just teach yourself, asks Anne Merritt.
With graduate unemployment remaining stubbornly high, many students enter university with a conscious concern for how their degree will parlay into real-world job prospects. In an increasingly globalised job market, could foreign language degrees be on the way up? Read more...