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 ...

LONDON (AP) — Polish is England’s second language, according to statistics published Wednesday, a dramatic illustration of the wave of immigration that has brought nearly 1 million Eastern Europeans ...

The most spoken language in the UK is English, but what comes next? The census from 2021 indicated that there’s another language which many people living in Wales and England speak, but it’s not one ...

The poll found that 68% of respondents agree that learning a second language other than English should be compulsory in secondary school, while 64% said the same for primary education. “Parents are ...

A scheme to enhance foreign language learning in schools has been launched in England, with the creation of a national Centre of Excellence supporting the teaching of French, Spanish and German.

Australia and England are both multicultural countries where hundreds of languages are spoken. However, in both, levels of language learning at school are worryingly low. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

England has become home to citizens from all across the world, enriching the cultural and linguistic tapestry of the country in the process. And the number of foreign languages being spoken across the ...

The FINANCIAL — Language learning is facing a ‘difficult climate’ in schools as take up at GCSE and A-Level remain low, according to a new report from the CfBT Education Trust and the British Council.

English is no longer the first language for the majority of pupils in one in 15 councils. In 11 of England's 153 local educational authorities, children speak another language at home, such as Urdu, ...