Arabic
Arabic is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world, with over 230 million native speakers in western Asia and northern Africa.
British Sign Language
Learn British Sign Language – we offer a range of modules suited to different experience levels.
Chinese (Mandarin)
The second most used language online, with over 800 million speakers worldwide, Mandarin is the official language in China, Taiwan and Singapore.
French
France is geographically our nearest neighbour, and so it is not surprising that French is the second language UK employers seek the most.
German
Germany is the world's third-largest contributor to science and development, which means that German is the most important language of science after English.
Italian
Spoken in Italy and parts of Switzerland, Italian is a widespread language which has significant application in labour market research.
Japanese
Japan is the world's third largest economy. Japanese is spoken as a first language by 120 million people, and is the fourth most used on the internet.
Russian
The language of one of the world's four major powers, Russian is spoken by 140–150 million people as a first language, and as a second language by millions more.
Modern Greek
With 34 centuries of documented written existence, Greek is a language steeped in many strands of culture, society and learning.
Spanish
The second most widely spoken language in the world, with approximately 400 million native speakers in Spain, Latin and Central America, Spanish opens doors around the world.