For the love of foreign languages

We've all been there – we're talking to someone and they say one thing, when we know they mean something else! British people love to play with language, using it deliberately to disguise, misdirect or even change their meaning entirely. But why do we do it? And what are some of ... Show More

What is your favourite social media platform? Do you still use it as much as you did three or four years ago? With the rise of generative AI, many social media users are finding their feeds cluttered with content that they feel no real connection with. Is social media on a downwa ... Show More

Are we becoming a divided society? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026/ep-260101The Listening Room - ... Show More

<p>Do you study Korean language as a hobby?</p> 

<p>Many students tell me that learning English is very difficult but is it more difficult than other languages?</p> 

When I start a new language, I sometimes know a related language and that helps. This is a video of me starting two languages that are not related to languages I know, Finnish and Indonesian. 

<p>On entend souvent que les enfants apprennent les langues plus facilement que les adultes. C’est d’ailleurs une excuse très pratique pour certains : </p> <p>« J’aimerais bien apprendre l’espagnol mais c’est trop tard, je suis trop vieux pour ça. »</p> <p>D’un autre côté, beauco ... Show More

Sappiamo tutti che imparare una lingua è faticoso. E allora perché farlo? Quali sono i motivi che ci spingono a studiare una lingua straniera? Oggi condivido con te i miei motivi per iniziare l’anno con la carica giusta!<br /><br />Trovi le trascrizioni su <a href="http://www.pic ... Show More