Parlez-vous Français? Celebrating French Language Day! March the 20th is French Language Day – also known as ‘International Francophonie Day’. In 2010, a division of the United Nations (UN) launched the occasion to itself mark the anniversary of the formation of...
As well as being a great skill to have which can improve your job prospects and enhance your experience as a world traveller, learning another language has numerous benefits for our cognitive development. But which language is the best to learn? Let’s take a look at...
Learning a new language can be a fantastic way of training your brain. Yet the idea of learning a new language, especially when you’re learning it from the beginning, seems anything but simple. You will have to pick up new grammar, memorise vocabulary and...
Languages are key tools that we use to communicate, with estimates that anywhere between 60% and 75% of the world’s population speak more than one and many countries having more than one classed as official. There is an ever-increasing demand for people seeking...
The BBC issued a report last year suggesting that foreign language learning in schools was at its lowest point this century. Around a third of secondary schools have dropped at least one language. In Northern Ireland the number of students taking a language GCSE is...
Many people can assume that learning a foreign language is a feat reserved for people with an innate ability or very high intelligence. Well, yes, some people are naturally gifted when it comes to mastering foreign tongues, but the human brain is naturally wired to...
