The rise of globalisation makes language competencies more valuable, both at individual and societal levels. This book examines the links between globalisation and the way we teach and learn languages. It begins by asking why some individuals are more successful than others at learning non-native languages, and why some education systems, or countries, are more successful than others at teaching languages. The book comprises chapters by different authors on the subject of language learning. There are chapters on the role of motivation; the way that languages, cultures and identities are interconnected; the insights that neuroscience provides; migrants, their education and opportunities to learn languages; language learning and teaching in North America; and new approaches to language learning. Table of Content :Part I. Globalisation, languages and motivations Chapter 1. Learning languages in a globalising world Chapter 2. Motivation and second language acquisition Chapter 3. Motivational theories on language learning Chapter 4. Economic incentives for language acquisition Chapter 5. Bilingual education policy and language learning in Estonia and SingaporePart II. Cultures, languages and identities Chapter 6. Seeing the world through our hands: A cross-cultural gesture review Chapter 7. Ideologies and alphabet reforms in Central Asia Chapter 8. Verlan, lenvers: Reversing language and reflecting culture Chapter 9. Cochlear implants, deaf culture and narrowly defined cultural characteristics Chapter 10. Neuroscientific research and the study of sign language Part III. Landscapes, languages and policies Chapter 11. Competencies in Canada in a globalisation context Chapter 12. Catalan language policy and the challenge of new immigration: Nosaltres parlem CataláChapter 13. Education and creativity in Tanzania Chapter 14. English as a multicultural language for international communication in Asia Chapter 15. Language education in Japan and Korea: Policies, practices and challenges Chapter 16. Language learning and Chamorro culture in Guam Chapter 17. Language learning in Peru: De mi cerebro, su neuronaPart IV. Movements, languages and migrations Chapter 18. Why study abroad? Why not! Chapter 19. Migrants, language and education: An international perspective Chapter 20. Migrants, early tracking and social mobility Chapter 21. How the Mexican education system contributes to emigration Chapter 22. Intercultural or multicultural education in Europe and the United States Part V. Learning languages, means and endsChapter 23. Cosmopolitan education: Building on a biological inclination for care in a globalised worldChapter 24. Music as an underutilised and underappreciated tool for language learning Chapter 25. Expansion of our own being: Language learning, cultural belonging and global awarenessEpilogue. Prospects for language policies in an age of globalisation