A recent university report says that there are over 700 different reasons for learning languages. The research uses results from 220 questionnaires. The bar chart the different reasons for learning languages. We can that 35% of people learn a language for personal enjoyment. The next section of the chart that 42% of students learn a language for their career, and the final section that 14% of students learn a language for travelling. 9% of people give other reasons.