Language learning

Broaden your horizons

Researchers from University College London studied the brains of 105 people - 80 of whom were bilingual. They found learning other languages altered grey matter - the area of the brain which processes information - in the same way exercise builds muscles. (BBC News).

Everybody has a different reason for learning a language. It could be connected with a desire to travel, purchase of a home overseas, a new job or new responsibilities - or the need to simply to extend yourself, to try something new. But how do you go about picking up a new language or extending your current knowledge? Fortunately there are lots of resources to help you. If you're not sure about which language to learn, the Languages Work website profiles many of the main languages of the world.

... Or if you just want to know more about less widely used languages visit Ethnologue: Languages of the World for an encyclopaedia cataloguing the 6,912 known living languages.

Click here to find out how to learn a language and where to find a course.