by Wendy Newman | Sep 5, 2016 | Features, Primary Features, Secondary Features, Student Features
The many ways in which languages boost brain power – who’s saying what: How morality changes in a foreign language: “Moral judgments made in a foreign language are less laden with the emotional reactions that surface when we use a language learned in...
by Wendy Newman | May 20, 2016 | Features, Secondary Features, Student Features
News from the British Academy Born Global is a British Academy project on languages and employability, which set out to develop a deeper understanding of language needs for employment, employer attitudes to languages and how languages are used in the workplace for...
by Wendy Newman | Apr 21, 2016 | Features, Secondary Features
The many ways in which languages can boost growth – who’s saying what: Why native English speakers fail to be understood in English – and lose out in global business: there is mounting evidence that in international business, native English speakers...
by Wendy Newman | Apr 21, 2016 | Features, Secondary Features, Student Features
Language as a medium in education Does it work? Case Study: The Bilingual Stream – preparing the children for the world of tomorrow: The positive impact this approach is having on children and how learning another language is enhancing and enriching the...
by Wendy Newman | Apr 21, 2016 | Features, Secondary Features
Can language learning unite a community? Understanding a community’s language to improve social sohesion Languages in the Rainbow Nation: Nearly 4000 schools across South Africa are expected to introduce an African language in Grade 1 next year...
by Wendy Newman | Apr 21, 2016 | Features, Secondary Features, Student Features
How Great Britain benefits from its diverse culture and languages Saturdays for success: How supplementary education can support pupils from all backgrounds to flourish: Published in September 2015 this IPPR report makes recommendations for how more pupils,...
by Wendy Newman | Apr 21, 2016 | Features, Primary Features, Secondary Features, Student Features
It all adds up to languages… Scientific studies have proven that honing literacy skills directly affects mathematical skills, and that the best practices in literacy education should be applied in all subjects: If students applied reading comprehension...
by Wendy Newman | Apr 21, 2016 | Features, Primary Features, Secondary Features, Student Features
Some celebrity inspiration to encourage your students to learn a language… Actors: Audrey Hepburn: Besides being naturally bilingual in English and Dutch, Audrey Hepburn was also fluent in French, Italian, Spanish, and German. You can hear her...
by Wendy Newman | Jul 8, 2014 | Features, Primary Features, Secondary Features, Student Features
CBI/Pearson survey reveals need for emerging markets language skills Languages such as Mandarin and Arabic are becoming increasingly in demand by business wishing to break into these new, fast growing markets, the new CBI/Pearson survey has revealed. The growing need...
