# Why learn a language?

- 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](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/why-learn-language)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Why learn a language?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/why-learn-language/1019b2253694) (YouTube)