National Learn a Foreign Language Month

November 26, 2024

December is National Learn a Foreign Language Month, encouraging individuals to embrace the advantages of language learning, facilitating cultural appreciation, cognitive enrichment and personal and professional development. Learning a new language also provides a boost to our brains by improving memory, creativity, attention span, and reducing cognitive decline.

Ways to celebrate National Learn a Foreign Language Month

Immerse yourself in the new language by spending time with others who speak it fluently.
Offer to teach someone a language you’re fluent in speaking.
Take a sign language class.
Download a foreign language application.
Pick up a book about the foreign language you’re interested in learning.

With your Lackawanna County Library System Library Card you can access Transparent Language which offers instruction in more than 100 languages.