PPP-Bulgaria

Policies and objectives of the foreign language education in Bulgaria Since 2004 foreign language learning has been priority in the national educational policy. Bulgarian pupils start learning a foreign language as a regular school subject at age of seven,... More

Policies and objectives of the foreign language education in Bulgaria Since 2004 foreign language learning has been priority in the national educational policy. Bulgarian pupils start learning a foreign language as a regular school subject at age of seven, when they are in the first class of primary school. There is a trend towards exposing children to earlier second language learning. Recently, more than 80% of schools offer early English language learning one class hour/35 minutes/ weekly. Less