Launched in 1887, Esperanto aimed to offer a constructed language that was easy to learn, understand and even help to promote ...

A survey found that kids want more time learning languages at school and that French is the top choice. Find out more here.

A 2023 YouGov poll found that only 21% of UK adults can hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue. About half of the other 79% regretted not engaging more with languages at ...

According to a senior British diplomat, British young people’s poor language skills played a role in the UK’s decision not to stay in the Erasmus+ European student exchange programme after Brexit.

Krupa Padhy uncovers how we really learn foreign languages – in a dual challenge involving both Portuguese and Mandarin. There was a time when my oversized hardback Collins Roberts French dictionary ...

A new landmark research publication has claimed that there has been a gradual shift from the “ideal of mother tongue fluency” towards a more contextualised approach, among other findings. The Future ...

Language learning is a fascinating and intricate process that has intrigued scholars and researchers for centuries. It is not only a means of communication but also a window into the complex workings ...

If you’ve watched all of Netflix, played every board game in your possession, and baked more bread than you can possibly consume, consider spending some of your newfound free time learning (or ...