Modern language
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A modern language is any
SIL Ethnologue defines a living language as "one that has at least one speaker for whom it is their first language" (see also Language § Linguistic diversity
).
Teaching
Practices in
teaching methods tend to differ by region. Language immersion is popular in some European countries, and not used very much in the United States
.Modern languages are taught extensively around the world; see
English language learning and teaching
.
Auxiliary languages
International auxiliary languages are by definition not associated with a particular country or geographic region. Esperanto is probably the best-known and most widespread. Interlingua, a much less popular, but still growing auxiliary language, is likewise spoken mainly in Northern and Eastern Europe and in South America, with substantial numbers of speakers in Central Europe, Ukraine, and Russia. Constructed languages from more recent years with sizable user communities are Klingon, Toki Pona and Interslavic
.
