Sheffield's City of Languages status comes not just through migration, but also through a long-standing commitment to language learning in general. The vibrant South Yorkshire branch of the Association for Language Learning has been going for over 30 years, supporting language teaching in schools (and turning into the "Yorkshire" branch in the process). The HoLA project, which supports multilingual children to get an accreditation in their home or heritage language, has been supporting children for 15 years. Meanwhile, researchers at both universities within the city (Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield) dedicate their work to supporting language learning and multilingualism, and a host of international and multilingual students make Sheffield their home each year. Elsewhere in the city, the Showroom Cinema has been dedicated to showing a wide range of films, in a wide range of languages, since 1993, and Sheffield's multilingual children's library won the International Brenda Eastwood Award for Diversity and Inclusion in 2019. A wide range of heritage language schools operate from classrooms, community centres, and living rooms throughout the city.

This website aims to bring together the initiatives going on in the city, celebrating events and efforts taking place in schools and communities. Whether you are learning a language on your phone to be able to communicate better for your next holiday, or you spend your week-ends teaching children their heritage language, you are a part of Sheffield: City of Languages - welcome!