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Arabic
Arabic is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world, with over 230 million native speakers in western Asia and northern Africa.
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British Sign Language
Learn British Sign Language – we offer a range of modules suited to different experience levels.
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Chinese (Mandarin)
The second most used language online, with over 800 million speakers worldwide, Mandarin is the official language in China, Taiwan and Singapore.
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French
France is geographically our nearest neighbour, and so it is not surprising that French is the second language UK employers seek the most.
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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.
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Italian
Spoken in Italy and parts of Switzerland, Italian is a widespread language which has significant application in labour market research.
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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.
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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.
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Modern Greek
With 34 centuries of documented written existence, Greek is a language steeped in many strands of culture, society and learning.
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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.