New research out today reveals that nearly three quarters (71.6%) of Brits want to learn another language in order to travel abroad in the run up to the summer holidays.

The figures show that people are more concerned with learning a language for enjoyment rather than job reasons with only one in three stating career progression as a reason to learn a language. These figures have uncovered a gap between what employers and employees want, as bosses rank foreign language skills as second only to IT when recruiting. Our new multi-lingual Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has proved the importance of languages and what they can do for your career, speaking English, Dutch, French, German, and Spanish.

74% of people say that in hindsight they regret not having placed more importance on language learning when they were younger. Barriers such as time and perceived difficulty still exist and many claim that some people are just not good with languages, however this view is becoming outdated.