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Focus on… Learning Mandarin for Business

05 January 2021

Every month this year, we will be turning our focus towards one of the core languages we love to teach – looking at the language’s potential for business, considering a few facts and figures to put its global prospects in context, plus sharing some tips to help you get started. This month we take a look at Mandarin Chinese, the official language of the People’s Republic of China, which is spoken by over a billion people in China and around the world.

Language Learning Crisis – What a Decline in the UK Means for Business

10 April 2019

The UK is facing a language-learning crisis. School students are turning away from the study of languages at an alarming rate, particularly core European languages such as French and German. This is happening at a time of national political disruption […]

Business Travel – Make Global Mobility Work

12 February 2019

Talent mobility is a critical factor when globally oriented organisations are recruiting for the future. Employers need to develop a skilled team to deliver on their objectives, while also thinking ahead to where the business might grow in the longer term and how they can staff their overseas plans.

How L&D can Drive Business Success

29 January 2019

Creating a connection: aligning learning and development with your business’s goals.

From Greetings to Meetings: Putting Your Language Skills to Work

10 September 2018

Learning a new language for business is a great professional strategy. It allows you to engage on a personal level with new and future colleagues and clients, and it establishes a point of difference between you and your competitors. This sounds great in theory, but how might these new skills be useful in a real-life scenario?

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Why Language Training Is Like Scoring a Goal

23 August 2018

Picture this: you are the team captain playing for your favourite football club. Learning a language is very much like scoring a goal for your football team in the World Cup.

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