A popular stereotype of Americans traveling abroad is the tourist who is at a loss when it comes to coping with any language other than English. Fair or not, the fact is that while the U.S. does not ...

As a student I learned only a smattering of words in my high school German classes. I’m not alone. Less than one percent of Americans master a foreign language in the classroom. And like, I suspect, ...

Answer by David Bailey, CEO of Spotnight, on Quora. I’ve learned several foreign languages as an adult. I was able to learn French to conversation fluency in 17 days using the following techniques.

With more online learning resources available than we know what to do with, there’s really no reason for you to not know a second language. Being bilingual not only gives you some fun bragging rights, ...