Sheffield and South Yorkshire contain many international communities, speaking many different languages.
Currently the largest number of international workers in the Sheffield labour market are from the Slovak Republic, India, Poland, Pakistan and China.
Sheffield is also home to many international students, the largest populations of which are Chinese, Indian and Malaysian.
Due to the diversity of Sheffield many different languages are spoken in the city. These include Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu, Polish as well as English.
For more information on International communities please see the report attached, entitled International Communities in Sheffield. This report was produced by the Regional Language Network.
Learning a language
Within Sheffield we also have many language specialists who offer courses for people wanting to learn a new language, for further details please use the following links:
• Sheffield College
http://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/
• Sheffield Hallam University
http://www.shu.ac.uk/
• University of Sheffield
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/
• Sheffield Confucius Institute
http://www.shef.ac.uk/confucius
• King Edward VII School and Language College
http://www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk/
• Silverdale School and Language College
http://www.sheffieldbsfschools.com/websites/silverdale/pages/home.aspx
• Parkwood Academy – Specialist Languages
http://www.parkwoodacademy.org.uk/
• Meadowhead School – A Language College
http://vle.meadowhead.sheffield.sch.uk/