Aus: Chinese proficiency “concerning”
According to MP Chris Bowen, out of 25 million Australians, only 130 of non-Chinese heritage can speak Mandarin at a level good enough to do business.
According to MP Chris Bowen, out of 25 million Australians, only 130 of non-Chinese heritage can speak Mandarin at a level good enough to do business.
Languages app busuu has released courses featuring content from The New York Times and The Economist to enable learners to improve their English through real-world news and cultural topics.
Spanish topped the list of languages that British people were most eager to take on in 2018 according to a report by Rosetta Stone, with over a fifth (23.1%) of its UK learners taking on the language last year.
A total of $2.4m in grants was awarded by the US Department of Education to two centres of the University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee to promote international education and languages programs.
The global cloud-based language learning market has huge growth potential – with demand from those learning for education purposes set to outpace the business learner.
Just over half of all secondary school pupils in the EU studied two or more foreign languages in 2014, new statistics from Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, have shown.
A new website, GoCambio, which allows people to trade their language skills for a free stay in another country, has already attracted 1,400 users in its first eight weeks.
The number of enrolments in foreign language courses in the US has dropped, however interest in Korean has shown a reverse trend due to growing interest in the region.