CategoryLanguages & Culture

September 7, 2023

Klingon 101: Learn the Language of Star Trek’s Intergalactic Warriors

By Flip Livingstone
3 Min read
07September

NuqneH! Spanning 55 years, multiple TV show spinoffs, and 13 feature films, the Star Trek franchise is one of the most iconic pop culture centrepieces of the past half century. Imagine going to a Comic Con or fan convention without rubbing elbows (or bat’leths) with a full fleet of devout Star Trek fanatics – or as they’re much more lovingly referred to, “Trekkies”.  The popularity of Star...

July 28, 2023

WHY YOU SHOULD LEARN PORTUGUESE

By Leonie Ramkaran
3 Min read
28July

Olá! Como vai você? This is Portuguese for: Hello! How are you?  Did you know that Portuguese is the sixth most spoken language in the world? There are over 240 million people speaking the language around the world. Some might think Portuguese is only spoken in Portugal or Brazil as an official language. However, it is an official language in Mozambique, Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde, Angola, and...

May 26, 2023

Travel to Italy

By Leonie Ramkaran
4 Min read
26May

Ciao! Buongiorno! Buonasera! Italy, the European country that is famously known to be shaped like a boot, is a fantastic tourist destination. From the scenic coastal views to the food, there is much to do and experience. One of our very own team members, Flip, recently returned from a vacation in Italy and shared some of his favourite experiences and tips from the trip. When planning a trip...

May 12, 2023

Global Business and Languages

By Leonie Ramkaran
2 Min read
12May

Global business involves the world. Many businesses have offices in the US and UK, with other headquarters, warehouses, factories, etc. in other countries. This has driven English to the forefront as the language of global businesses. There are also numerous countries that were under the British empire that retained English as one of their national languages or their only national language. There...

April 28, 2023

Summer Trip to France? Learn French Today

By Leonie Ramkaran
2 Min read
28April

Bonjour! Hello! Summer vacations are coming up for families with students. Many others also like to travel during the summer months to enjoy the beautiful weather at destinations around the world. Do you have a summer bucket list of places you’d like to visit? Is France, or Paris, or the Eiffel Tower specifically on that list? Then we have just the thing for you.   What better way to...

April 13, 2023

Learn A New Language: Get a New Job

By Angela Britcher
2 Min read
13April

Looking for a new way to up your game in the workplace? Learning a new language might be the answer you’re looking for! Not only can it improve your communication skills, but it can also boost your cognitive abilities, increase cultural awareness, and open up new career opportunities. Cudoo.com offers various language courses that can help you achieve your language learning goals. But why...

February 22, 2023

African Language Learning: Yoruba, Zulu, Amharic & Swahili

By Kate Baggott
5 Min read
22February

February is Black Heritage Month in North America. Cudoo supports learning a more complete history of the world, so every week in February Cudoo featured a different African language that is taught on the platform in the Cudoo LinkedIn newsletter. Black Heritage and African language learning are just as important the other eleven months of the year, so all the African languages content appears in...

February 16, 2023

ASL Shines at America’s Biggest Game

By Angela Britcher
2 Min read
16February
Learn Now

The 2023 Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs football teams is the most/one of the most-watched sporting events ever! While the athletes and Rihanna were the stars of the show, the ASL interpreters went viral! Three interpreters performed throughout the day. Colin Denny, a deaf Native American from Arizona’s Navajo Nation, interpreted Babyface’s performance of...

January 30, 2023

Want a Job? Learn Another Language

By Kate Baggott
4 Min read
30January

If you are a young adult about to finish college or university, you probably know you have to make your own opportunities. And, you are supposed to make your own opportunities without any support or encouragement from your country. Taking control and making decisions about your own learning is one way you can make those opportunities. Reseach shows that learning a second or third language is one...

October 19, 2022

Becoming a Sign Language Interpreter

By Ivan Vassiliev
4 Min read
19October
Sign Language Interpreter

A sign language interpreter is a specially trained professional who helps deaf, hard of hearing, or developmentally challenged individuals convey their thoughts. They convert spoken or written messages into signed communication, which they then relay to the individual. There are different types of interpreters, each with its area of expertise. This article will discuss how to become an ASL...

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