UK Language Deficit

This is a challenging time for UK students, and we should be making their transition from university to the globalized world easier, not harder. The British Academy has voiced its [blank] over the growing language deficit for some years, and the gloomy statistics speak for themselves. We need [blank] action if we are remedying this worsening situation. The [blank] of the problem lie within schools, but Vice-Chancellors have the power to drive change and help their students recognize the importance of learning languages, and about the countries where they are spoken and the cultures they sustain. We [blank] them to act and protect this country's long term economic, social, and cultural standing.