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Why learn a language?

Professor Tim Connell · Gresham College

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About

With English emerging as the main world language, studying foreign languages might seem to be less important today. However, 60% of trade is with non-English speaking countries and other languages, such as Spanish, are catching up on the Internet. This lecture looks at why one should learn a language, how to learn a language and what sort of benefits are likely to accrue. Professor Tim Connell is a Fellow of Gresham College, and Vice President of the Institute of Linguists.

The talk

  1. Why learn a language? 2005-05-18 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Tim Connell
Year
2005
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, Literature and writing, Languages and linguistics, Teaching and learning
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
Attribution
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