Celebrating language learning

Australia is one of the most linguistically diverse nations in the world but that doesn't mean more of us are speaking languages other than English. Image: Getty (Dusan Manic)

An Australian Literary Review paper found language learning is dropping.

 

In the 1960s 40 per cent of Year 12 students studied a second language compared to 12 per cent in 2007.

 

SBS and Community Languages Australia have created a competition to encourage more young Australians to learn another language.