Now or Never

Why you should be learning a new language right now

Meet students who are racing to learn an endangered Indigenous language, a politician who is feeling the pressure to learn French before the next election, and a teenager who speaks a mind-boggling 16 languages... and thinks you can, too.

What language are you learning right now?

8 years ago
Duration 1:11
Whether it's Arabic, French, Igbo or Ojibwe - meet people who have challenged themselves to learn a new language.

Learning a new language — especially as an adult — can feel like an uphill battle. On this week's Now or Never, Trevor and Ify drop in on Canadians who are committed to learning a new tongue, even when it's hard, embarrassing, and downright uncomfortable.

This episode originally broadcast February 4, 2017.