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A '''modern language''' is any [[Language|human language]] that is currently in use as a [[First language|native language]]. The term is used in [[language education]] to distinguish between languages which are used for day-to-day communication (such as [[French language|French]] and [[German language|German]]) and [[Extinct language|dead]] [[classical language]]s such as [[Latin]] and [[Classical Chinese]], which are studied for their cultural
== Teaching ==
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Modern languages are taught extensively around the world; see [[second language acquisition]]. [[English language|English]] is taught as a [[second language|second]] or [[foreign language]] in many countries; see [[English language learning and teaching]].
== Auxiliary languages ==
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*[[List of languages by total number of speakers]]
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