It might not feel like it. But there’s more to December than twinkly lights, mince pies, and pretending you haven’t already opened the festive chocolates. It’s also Learn a Foreign Language Month, a whole 31 days dedicated to:
- Stretching your brain
- Expanding your world
- Proving age is absolutely not a barrier to learning something new
In fact, adults are smashing language learning, with sharper memory, boosted confidence and cognitive resilience thrown in for good measure.
Here’s how learning a foreign language delivers the merry.
Why Ageing and Language Learning are a Power Duo
Picking up a new language later in life brightens up your new year in multiple ways. For example, it:
- Strengthens your memory and mental agility
- Improves problem-solving and multitasking
- Boosts confidence and wellbeing
- Delays cognitive decline
- Makes you feel like an international jetsetter, even if you’re only in Tesco’s
You could say learning a new language is the ultimate anti-ageing strategy, without a miracle serum in sight. And this month is an opportune moment to spring into action.
How to Celebrate Learn a Foreign Language Month – and Feel Brilliant Doing It
Wondering how to get the party started and lay plans to kickstart the year ahead in bilingual style?
- Take a language course – Learn the basics with people who are just as nervous and excited as you.
- Be a culture vulture – Films, festivals, music – observe, listen, get involved.
- Share your language journey on the socials – #ForeignLanguageMonth and #LanguageLearning are trending as we speak.
- Set goals for 2026 – Ordering tapas in Spain? Reading a novel in French? Living la dolce vita in Italy? Your call.
- Connect with others – Language is meant to be shared, online or in person.
Why Learn a Language in 2026?
Why now? Why wait another year for:
- Cultural understanding – Build bridges and broaden your perspectives.
- Personal growth – Expand your world view while boosting your brain power.
- Career and travel perks – Stand out professionally. And breeze through holidays.
Get in touch with us, at la Academia, with any questions about our classes timetable for January 2026.
And if learning isn’t on your own agenda right now? Give the gift of language this Learn a Foreign Language Month. Our gift vouchers make a meaningful Christmas pressie for anyone ready to expand their communicative and cultural horizons next year.