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	Bank robber's accent ruse A building society was robbed by a man in a trilby hat and orange coat, who used a false French accent and pointed a replica gun. (BBC News, December 20th 2005)

	Schools to get language learning targets Schools in England will have to ensure at least half their pupils study a foreign language until they are 16. (BBC News, December 15th 2005)

	Moroccans learn to write Berber Morocco has been dominated by Arabic culture since the seventh century. Now, In a village school on the edge of Morocco's Atlas Mountains, Amazigh children are learning in their own language. (BBC News, December 19th 2005)

	Dutch set immigrants culture and language test Would-be immigrants hoping for Dutch citizenship will need to pass a special test on Dutch language and culture, the country's parliament has ruled. (BBC News, December 23rd 2005)

	Your views on language learning When BBC education correspondent Mike Baker discussed the government's latest moves to encourage language learning in England's secondary schools, BBC News online had a very large number of responses, from around the world. (BBC News, December 23rd 2005)

	'Treacherous' Blue Books online A 19th Century report that became controversial for condemning the Welsh language has been published online by the National Library of Wales. (BBC News, December 23rd 2005)

August 2005
	Icelanders speak up for languages
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	Muslims 'want surmons in English'
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September 2005
	Manx Gaelic revival 'impressive'
	UK 'loves languages after all'
	Tingo, nakkele and other wonders
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January 2006
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August 2006
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