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Science, technology, mathematics and engineering are the bedrock for innovation in business and industry and the Welsh Government will continue to push forward links between these and education – helping young people get a real grasp of the real world of work. (Carwyn Jones, First Minister, March, 2012). Science is a systematic way of acquiring knowledge about a particular field of study. Science helps us to gain knowledge, through an organized system of observation and experimentation. This system is used to describe different natural phenomena. The description is that of pure science, and biology, chemistry, physics and Earth science are the basic fields of pure science. Science is used in everyday life in the forms of things we use every day such as transportation, modified foods, and medications for example. Technology can be defined as the products, tools and processes used to accomplish tasks in daily life. Technology is the application of science to solve a problem...

Being fluent in more than one language has many obvious advantages. These are all based around the idea of practicality and the number of opportunities that being multilingual can open for an individual. This is because of the fact that knowing languages beyond a person’s first language allow them to communicate to a wider group of people. (Riccio, 1970) Bilingualism opens the door to entirely new cultures for an individual, allowing them to completely immerse themselves into new situations (Leung et al, 2008). Although it is commonly thought that bilingualism is a rare trait in society today, it is actually something that features worldwide. Furthermore, despite it being apparent that the importance of learning additional languages is something that we have only paid attention to recently, in the education system as well as employment, there has never really been a language that stands separate from other ‘language groups’. (Grosjean, 1982) With regards to teaching languages, esp...