People learn a second language for many reasons including work, to better understand the world, an interest in the culture of the language itself, and love. Learning a language has many benefits. For ...

Learning languages as a skill is no longer restricted to the translation services market. The ability to speak and understand multiple languages is gaining popularity as an essential skill among ...

Languages are the lens through which we look at the world and navigate our lives. Without them, it is impossible for a child to cross the river of education. And with the increasing porosity of ...

University of Tasmania provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. People learn a second language for many reasons, including work, to better understand the world, an interest in the culture ...

Simply sign up to the Work & Careers myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In 2017 I made a public vow to start learning Spanish. I kept my promise: I started. But I have since stopped. It ...

“What exactly are we struggling with when it comes to teaching languages — is it spellings, pronunciation or sentence construction?” I opened a discussion with colleagues who teach languages at our ...

While kids can pick up new languages at a rapid clip, we adults often struggle to remember the word for fork three months into French class. Historically, this age-related mismatch in language ...

The number of teenagers learning foreign languages in UK secondary schools has dropped by 45% since the turn of the millennium, BBC analysis has found. The reaction to the research was mixed. Why ...