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Welsh government to write to Duolingo after updates to course 'paused' (news.sky.com)
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Wales's minister for education and the Welsh language said he will write to the company to see how the government might be able to support the course's continued development.

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[–] kn33@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Mr Miles said he would ask the company to consider how the government - which has a self-set target of reaching one million Welsh speakers by 2050 - could support the development of the course, working with the National Center for Learning Welsh. Last year's Census figures showed that there were 24,000 fewer Welsh speakers compared to a decade ago and a report earlier this year said there was doubt about reaching the target. Mr Miles added: "Duolingo is a valuable resource that can help learners on their journey to become Welsh speakers, alongside other language learning opportunities. Language tutor Richard Morse was one of those who worked for several years to put the course content together.