University of Sheffield provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Are you thinking about learning a language? Perhaps you’ve decided that it’s time to dust off your classroom ...

Learning a new language is not as difficult today as it was, say, five to 10 years ago. There are dedicated language learning apps for almost every language, for both Android and iOS. Of course, some ...

Motivation and my own laziness has always been a bit of a problem for me. I also can't really do textbooks or self study (with apps or whatever) very well either before I lose focus. Would probably do ...

Are you thinking about learning a language? Perhaps you’ve decided that it’s time to dust off your classroom French. Maybe you’re planning a trip to Japan and feel like you should make the effort to ...

• Learning a new language will take a while and motivation will be crucial. • Our motivation increases as we perceive the activity to be more and more aligned with our own beliefs and values.