Why learn languages? Can learning a language benefit everyone? In a word - Yes.

There are lots of reasons why people learn a foreign language, but one reason that seems to pop up more and more is to connect with their roots. Many learn in order to speak with or write to relatives still using the language, others learn just to make a connection with their ancestry or to immerse themselves in their own heritage.

Learning a foreign language takes a lot of time but it doesn't have to be boring. If you try some different techniques and add them to your study routine, you can speed up your learning curve while making your language learning experience more effective and enjoyable!

A prelude to a series of articles on dead languages. Cornish, a Celtic language spoken in the south-west of Great Britain, is not quite dead, however.

We often hear that Spanish is easy to learn or Chinese is very difficult. Why? Is one language inherently harder or easier than another, or are there other reasons? What makes a language hard or easy to learn?

Many people who learn a second language mistakenly believe that they can't learn anymore languages beyond this. In fact the opposite is true - learning languages becomes easier.

Learning a language on your own is not nearly as difficult as you might think. The opportunities to study and learn today are 10 times greater than they were just 10 years ago, and compared to generations before us, well, there just is no comparison. The possibilities of the internet are staggering. But how far can you really go on your own and how long will it take?