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Duolingo Scottish Gaelic course passes one million learners

The Scottish Gaelic course on language-learning app Duolingo has reached 1.12 million learners. The milestone figure has been released to mark Sabhal Mor Ostaig, the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture, taking over further developments ...

24 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Most schools run multi-level language classes to keep them viable, report finds

Nearly two-thirds of secondary schools in Scotland now teach foreign languages in classes made up of pupils with different levels of ability to make language learning “viable”, according to a report. The British Council Scotland report said 64% ...

03 Feb 2025 at 00:01

World

Kamala Harris and Chappell Roan feature on list of mispronounced words

US Vice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan feature among the year’s most mispronounced names in America, a new list reveals. The language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group ...

04 Dec 2024 at 12:00

Disadvantaged students ‘more likely to miss out on GCSE foreign languages’

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language to GCSE level is considered optional rather than a core subject, research suggests. The Cambridge University study of 615 state ...

01 Oct 2025 at 13:45

Health & Wellbeing

6 ways learning a new language can boost your brain power later in life

A new study suggests that activities like reading, writing or learning languages may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by nearly 40%. Researchers examined data of 1,939 people, with an average age of 80 who did not have dementia ...

11 Feb 2026 at 21:05

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