Voices
In the ninth in our weekly series on the ten most important languages for the UK’s future, we turn to the fifth most commonly spoken language in the world, Arabic.
German has a reputation for long words and difficult grammar. But far from being prosaic, it’s actually a language for writers, thinkers and hipsters, writes Martin Steinmetz.
Language teacher and researcher Miguel Angel Muñoz explains the latest research on how being bilingual affects your brain
Teresa Tinsley and Kathryn Board provide insights into the state of language teaching and learning in English schools.
Weicong Liang, Chinese Instructor and Teaching Supervisor at the Business Confucius Institute, University of Leeds, demystifies Mandarin Chinese.
Sheanna Patelmaster, 17, explains why learning to win arguments is a useful life skill.
Brits have a reputation for being poor linguists, so a group of UK institutions, including the British Council, launched a campaign last week to encourage everyone to learn another language.