An Esperanto teacher instructs a class in a room with a painting of the language’s creator on the wall.
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Created in Europe during a time of intercultural struggle and strife, Esperanto was meant as a communication tool to spread peace among the people of the world. Its speakers are still at it.
A document in Tengwar, the script of the Elvish languages invented by JRR Tolkien, Dozza, Italy.
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From Lord of the Rings to Game of Thrones, writers and linguists have invented an array of new languages.
Making language lessons count.
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Young children have little time set aside to learn a foreign language. They must make the most of it.
English: the EU’s new lingua franca?
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The English language will be one of the most important things the UK leaves behind in the EU.