The price tag suggested for adding more foreign languages to the school curriculum is just a "drop in the ocean", according to a teachers' union.
The Scottish Government's ambition for piloting languages in primary school is to be welcomed, but ministers must be realistic about the scale of the challenge, the Educational Institute of Scotland told MSPs at Holyrood.
The Government has said it would provide £120,000 to fund pilot projects and an additional £4 million in 2013-14 to support councils.
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