diff --git a/src/bot/captionsProcedure.ts b/src/bot/captionsProcedure.ts
index ccd7cd6..bba1629 100644
--- a/src/bot/captionsProcedure.ts
+++ b/src/bot/captionsProcedure.ts
@@ -20,20 +20,23 @@ export class CaptionsProcedure {
   private _onTranscript: (entry: TranscriptEntry) => void;
   private _isSubscribed: boolean = false;
   private _lastCaptionText: string = '';
+  private _language: string;
 
   constructor(
     page: Page,
     logger: Logger,
-    onTranscript: (entry: TranscriptEntry) => void
+    onTranscript: (entry: TranscriptEntry) => void,
+    language?: string
   ) {
     this._page = page;
     this._logger = logger;
     this._onTranscript = onTranscript;
+    this._language = language || 'de-DE';
   }
 
   /**
    * Enable live captions in the meeting.
-   * Opens the "More" menu and clicks the captions button.
+   * Opens the "More" menu and clicks the captions button, then sets the spoken language.
    */
   async enableCaptionsFlow(): Promise<void> {
     this._logger.info('Enabling live captions...');
@@ -48,6 +51,9 @@ export class CaptionsProcedure {
     await this._waitForCaptionsContainer();
 
     this._logger.info('Live captions enabled');
+
+    // Set the spoken language (Teams defaults to English for anonymous users)
+    await this._setSpokenLanguage();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -155,6 +161,207 @@ export class CaptionsProcedure {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the spoken language for captions.
+   * 
+   * Teams defaults to English for anonymous users. This method attempts to
+   * change the "Meeting spoken language" to the configured language (e.g. "de-DE").
+   * 
+   * Flow (per Microsoft docs):
+   * 1. Click "Caption settings" (gear/settings icon near captions area)
+   * 2. Click "Language settings"
+   * 3. Change "Meeting spoken language" dropdown
+   * 4. Click "Update"
+   * 
+   * Note: Changing spoken language affects ALL meeting participants.
+   */
+  private async _setSpokenLanguage(): Promise<void> {
+    // Map BCP-47 codes to Teams display names for the spoken language dropdown
+    const languageDisplayNames: Record<string, string[]> = {
+      'de-DE': ['German (Germany)', 'Deutsch (Deutschland)', 'German'],
+      'de-CH': ['German (Switzerland)', 'Deutsch (Schweiz)', 'German'],
+      'en-US': ['English (United States)', 'English (US)', 'English'],
+      'en-GB': ['English (United Kingdom)', 'English (UK)'],
+      'fr-FR': ['French (France)', 'Français (France)', 'French'],
+      'fr-CH': ['French (Switzerland)', 'Français (Suisse)'],
+      'it-IT': ['Italian (Italy)', 'Italiano (Italia)', 'Italian'],
+    };
+
+    const targetNames = languageDisplayNames[this._language] || [this._language];
+    this._logger.info(`Setting spoken language to: ${this._language} (looking for: ${targetNames.join(', ')})`);
+
+    try {
+      // Wait a moment for the captions UI to stabilize
+      await this._page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+      // Strategy 1: Try "Caption settings" button near the captions area
+      // This is typically a gear icon or "..." button in the captions banner
+      const captionSettingsSelectors = [
+        'button[aria-label*="Caption settings"]',
+        'button[aria-label*="caption settings"]',
+        'button[aria-label*="Captions settings"]',
+        'button[data-tid="caption-settings-button"]',
+        'button[id="caption-settings-button"]',
+      ];
+
+      let settingsOpened = false;
+      for (const selector of captionSettingsSelectors) {
+        try {
+          const button = await this._page.$(selector);
+          if (button) {
+            await button.click();
+            this._logger.info(`Clicked caption settings: ${selector}`);
+            settingsOpened = true;
+            await this._page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+            break;
+          }
+        } catch {
+          // Continue
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Strategy 2: If no caption settings button found, try More menu > Language and speech
+      if (!settingsOpened) {
+        this._logger.info('Caption settings button not found, trying More menu > Language and speech...');
+        
+        await this._openMoreMenu();
+        await this._page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+        // Look for "Language and speech" or "Spoken language" menu item
+        const languageMenuSelectors = [
+          ':has-text("Language and speech")',
+          ':has-text("Spoken language")',
+          ':has-text("Sprache und Spracheingabe")',
+          '[data-tid="language-and-speech-button"]',
+          'button:has-text("Language")',
+        ];
+
+        for (const selector of languageMenuSelectors) {
+          try {
+            const item = await this._page.$(selector);
+            if (item) {
+              await item.click();
+              this._logger.info(`Clicked language menu: ${selector}`);
+              settingsOpened = true;
+              await this._page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+              break;
+            }
+          } catch {
+            // Continue
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!settingsOpened) {
+        this._logger.warn('Could not open language settings - captions will use default language (English)');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Now look for the "Language settings" sub-option if needed
+      const langSettingsSelectors = [
+        ':has-text("Language settings")',
+        ':has-text("Spracheinstellungen")',
+        'button:has-text("Language settings")',
+      ];
+
+      for (const selector of langSettingsSelectors) {
+        try {
+          const item = await this._page.$(selector);
+          if (item) {
+            await item.click();
+            this._logger.info(`Clicked language settings: ${selector}`);
+            await this._page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+            break;
+          }
+        } catch {
+          // Continue - might already be on the language settings page
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Look for the spoken language dropdown
+      const dropdownSelectors = [
+        'select[aria-label*="spoken language" i]',
+        'select[aria-label*="Meeting spoken language" i]',
+        '[data-tid="spoken-language-dropdown"]',
+        'div[role="listbox"]',
+        'select', // Generic fallback
+      ];
+
+      for (const selector of dropdownSelectors) {
+        try {
+          const dropdown = await this._page.$(selector);
+          if (dropdown) {
+            const tagName = await dropdown.evaluate(el => el.tagName.toLowerCase());
+            
+            if (tagName === 'select') {
+              // Native select element - try to select by text
+              for (const name of targetNames) {
+                try {
+                  await this._page.selectOption(selector, { label: name });
+                  this._logger.info(`Selected spoken language: ${name}`);
+                  break;
+                } catch {
+                  // Try next name variant
+                }
+              }
+            } else {
+              // Fluent UI dropdown - click and select from options
+              await dropdown.click();
+              await this._page.waitForTimeout(500);
+              
+              for (const name of targetNames) {
+                try {
+                  const option = await this._page.$(`[role="option"]:has-text("${name}")`);
+                  if (option) {
+                    await option.click();
+                    this._logger.info(`Selected spoken language: ${name}`);
+                    break;
+                  }
+                } catch {
+                  // Try next name variant
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            break;
+          }
+        } catch {
+          // Continue
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Click "Update" or "Apply" button
+      const updateSelectors = [
+        'button:has-text("Update")',
+        'button:has-text("Apply")',
+        'button:has-text("Aktualisieren")',
+        'button:has-text("Übernehmen")',
+        'button[data-tid="language-update-button"]',
+      ];
+
+      for (const selector of updateSelectors) {
+        try {
+          const button = await this._page.$(selector);
+          if (button) {
+            await button.click();
+            this._logger.info(`Clicked update button: ${selector}`);
+            await this._page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+            break;
+          }
+        } catch {
+          // Continue
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Close any open dialogs/menus
+      await this._page.keyboard.press('Escape');
+      this._logger.info('Spoken language setting attempt completed');
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      this._logger.warn(`Could not set spoken language to ${this._language}: ${error}`);
+      // Not fatal - captions will still work, just in the wrong language
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Start watching the captions DOM for updates using Recall.ai's approach.
    * 
@@ -278,6 +485,8 @@ export class CaptionsProcedure {
 
     this._lastCaptionText = caption.text;
 
+    this._logger.info(`Caption: [${caption.speaker}] ${caption.text}`);
+
     this._onTranscript({
       speaker: caption.speaker,
       text: caption.text,
diff --git a/src/bot/orchestrator.ts b/src/bot/orchestrator.ts
index a45ee1b..5ed387a 100644
--- a/src/bot/orchestrator.ts
+++ b/src/bot/orchestrator.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export interface OrchestratorCallbacks {
 export interface OrchestratorOptions {
   gatewayWsUrl: string;
   instanceId: string;
+  language?: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -326,12 +327,17 @@ export class BotOrchestrator {
 
     // Initialize procedures
     this._joinProcedure = new JoinProcedure(this._page, this._logger, this._botName);
-    this._captionsProcedure = new CaptionsProcedure(this._page, this._logger, (entry) => {
-      // Send transcript to Gateway
-      this._sendTranscript(entry.speaker, entry.text, entry.isFinal);
-      // Also notify local callbacks
-      this._callbacks.onTranscript(entry);
-    });
+    this._captionsProcedure = new CaptionsProcedure(
+      this._page,
+      this._logger,
+      (entry) => {
+        // Send transcript to Gateway
+        this._sendTranscript(entry.speaker, entry.text, entry.isFinal);
+        // Also notify local callbacks
+        this._callbacks.onTranscript(entry);
+      },
+      this._options.language
+    );
     this._audioProcedure = new AudioProcedure(this._page, this._logger);
 
     // Handle page errors
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 70a81d0..064a951 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
 
   // Start HTTP server
   httpServer = new HttpServer({
-    onJoinRequest: async (sessionId, meetingUrl, botName, instanceId, gatewayWsUrl) => {
-      await sessionManager.createSession(sessionId, meetingUrl, botName, instanceId, gatewayWsUrl);
+    onJoinRequest: async (sessionId, meetingUrl, botName, instanceId, gatewayWsUrl, language) => {
+      await sessionManager.createSession(sessionId, meetingUrl, botName, instanceId, gatewayWsUrl, language);
     },
     onLeaveRequest: async (sessionId) => {
       await sessionManager.endSession(sessionId);
diff --git a/src/server/httpServer.ts b/src/server/httpServer.ts
index 8152ed1..0ef1645 100644
--- a/src/server/httpServer.ts
+++ b/src/server/httpServer.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { logger } from '../utils/logger';
 import { config } from '../config';
 
 export interface HttpServerCallbacks {
-  onJoinRequest: (sessionId: string, meetingUrl: string, botName?: string, instanceId?: string, gatewayWsUrl?: string) => Promise<void>;
+  onJoinRequest: (sessionId: string, meetingUrl: string, botName?: string, instanceId?: string, gatewayWsUrl?: string, language?: string) => Promise<void>;
   onLeaveRequest: (sessionId: string) => Promise<void>;
   onStatusRequest: (sessionId: string) => { state: string; error?: string } | null;
 }
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ export class HttpServer {
     // Deploy a new bot
     this._app.post('/api/bot', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       try {
-        const { sessionId, meetingUrl, botName, instanceId, gatewayWsUrl } = req.body;
+        const { sessionId, meetingUrl, botName, instanceId, gatewayWsUrl, language } = req.body;
 
         if (!sessionId || !meetingUrl) {
           res.status(400).json({ error: 'Missing required fields: sessionId, meetingUrl' });
           return;
         }
 
-        await this._callbacks.onJoinRequest(sessionId, meetingUrl, botName, instanceId, gatewayWsUrl);
+        await this._callbacks.onJoinRequest(sessionId, meetingUrl, botName, instanceId, gatewayWsUrl, language);
 
         res.json({
           success: true,
diff --git a/src/sessionManager.ts b/src/sessionManager.ts
index e888113..2b2880d 100644
--- a/src/sessionManager.ts
+++ b/src/sessionManager.ts
@@ -30,13 +30,15 @@ export class SessionManager {
    * @param botName - Display name for the bot
    * @param instanceId - Feature instance ID (for Gateway routing)
    * @param gatewayWsUrl - Full WebSocket URL to connect back to Gateway (supports multi-instance)
+   * @param language - BCP-47 language code for captions spoken language (e.g. "de-DE")
    */
   async createSession(
     sessionId: string,
     meetingUrl: string,
     botName?: string,
     instanceId?: string,
-    gatewayWsUrl?: string
+    gatewayWsUrl?: string,
+    language?: string
   ): Promise<void> {
     if (this._sessions.has(sessionId)) {
       logger.warn(`Session ${sessionId} already exists`);
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export class SessionManager {
     const options: OrchestratorOptions = {
       gatewayWsUrl: gatewayWsUrl || config.gatewayWsUrl,
       instanceId: instanceId || 'default',
+      language: language,
     };
 
     const orchestrator = new BotOrchestrator(