September 16, 2018
Different Varieties of the English Language
16September
September 12, 2018
Educating the Evil Away
12September
Evil, we’ve experienced every sort throughout our brief time here as a species- and for the longest time; these evils were defined to be external entities. We’re now at a rather strange era in our evolution, one in which we as a whole have made the evil an internal aspect of our livelihoods. A study conducted by The Joseph Rowntree Foundation was dedicated to these very evils and termed them as...
September 9, 2018
Building Communities – One Language At A Time
09September
Dr. Alexander Waibel (2012) believes that it isn’t the lack of connectivity or the tools used to link one another but rather the absence of other forms, such as language and culture, which negatively affects the growing phenomenon of globalization and hinders the interdependence that is supposed to bring people across the world together.
August 13, 2018
10 Reasons Why A Trip to Lebanon is A Must
13August
Lebanon, a 5000 plus-year-old country, with a population of over 5 million people, is located in the Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean sea on one side, and Israel and Syria at the other. This small Mediterranean nation forms a fascinating connection between the West and the Middle East; of tradition and modernity; of Christianity and Islam. It’s where family, religion, and culture...
August 8, 2018
7 Signs That You Speak a Foreign Language Fluently
08August
Defining “fluency” itself is a task that seems tricky, and while it is the ultimate goal every language learner yearns to achieve, most don’t realize how fluent they’ve become until after someone points it out. So, when are you fluent in a language? Linguists generally agree that foreign-language fluency is achieved when linguistic processing switches from controlled to automatic. This simply...
July 30, 2018
6 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn A New Language
30July
You’ve recently started a new business and you have a thousand different ideas and projects for growth. We know the feeling – it’s exhilarating. We also know that proper, professional communication is what takes a start-up to success. Whether it’s through language training or a business English course, strengthening your communication skills will allow you to better convey your company message...
July 22, 2018
13 European Words That Don’t Mean What You Think
22July
Every year, the European Day of Languages is celebrated on the 26th of September to celebrate the linguistic and cultural diversity in the region.
July 14, 2018
How Millennials are Redefining the English Language
14July
Some of you might be familiar with the term “Millennials” as well as the terms that have been coined by them. Well, as it happens this article might just be the perfect one for you fam (#WordsUsedByMillennials). Let’s start by defining this cohort which, might I warn, is not very easy to do. The age bracket hasn’t been universally agreed upon but to keep things simple in this post, we’ll define...
July 7, 2018
Christmas in July – Its A Wonderful Thing
07July
The sun is scorching; humidity is at an all-time high; everyone is looking forward to having ice-lollies and summer salads and here we are talking about having a warm, heavy Christmas roast dinner instead.
July 1, 2018
American Independence Day – Fourth of July Fun Facts
01July
American Independence Day, also referred to as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.