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Tourism could be behind rise in students learning Spanish
Spanish has overtaken French as the most popular foreign language at GCSE level, with entries increasing by 1.6 per cent.
French entries have decreased by 1.9 per cent and German entries declined by 7.6 per cent.
At A-level, French and German entries have also decreased, by 8.3 per cent and 6.8 per cent respectively, while Spanish A-level entries have increased by 1.4 per cent.
Pepe Di'Iasio from the Association of School and College Leaders suggests the rise in the popularity of the Spanish language is due to students' familiarity with Spain as a holiday destination.
Vicky Gough of the British Council says the Spanish language is of growing importance for the UK in business and tourism.
