Forschung & Lehre: What status does the German language have in Europe and worldwide? Johannes Ebert: German is the language in Europe with the most native speakers. According to a recent study, ...

Those who speak German experience the world in a more colourful and diverse way. A new language broadens horizons and opens up exciting professional and personal opportunities – which is precisely why ...

Matt Whittle has experience writing and editing accessible education-related content in health, technology, nursing and business subjects. His work has been featured on Sleep.org, Psychology.org and ...

Contrary to conventional thinking, it's never too late to learn a new language. Use these tips to get started. For more than two years, Dulcie Shoener of Milwaukee has done daily German lessons on her ...

Germany has a lot to offer. Besides having the fourth-largest economy globally and being home to more than 25,000 castles and 5,500 beers, Germany has given us the printing press, MP3s, untranslatable ...

German is one of the 10 most difficult languages in the world, according to UNESCO. But DW's new free online language course follows in the footsteps of newcomer Nico Gonzalez to make learning German ...

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But ...

The number of teenagers learning foreign languages in UK secondary schools has dropped by 45% since the turn of the millennium, BBC analysis has found. The reaction to the research was mixed. Why ...