The 2021 census revealed the five most commonly spoken foreign languagesin England and Wales, and Spanish didn't make the ...

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 ...

Around half of GCSE students in state schools in England study a modern foreign language (Alamy/PA) Language GCSE take-up is significantly lower in the less affluent state schools across England, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Data shows the areas of England and Wales where there are the most Polish and Romanian speakers. Polish is the most common main language (1.1%, 612,000) in England and Wales aside from English, or ...

Language GCSE take-up is significantly lower in the less affluent state schools across England, a report has suggested. Around half of GCSE students in state schools in England study a modern foreign ...

Jonathan Kasstan receives funding from the British Academy. Michelle Sheehan receives funding from The British Academy and The Leverhulme Trust. Anna D. Havinga does not work for, consult, own shares ...