It is hard to imagine a more dramatic short-term shift in the way people do business than the one we have seen in recent months. Companies that had previously resisted flexible and remote working have had to adapt and find […]
Filling our free time during lockdown became an unexpected 2020 challenge – suddenly we were all becoming experts at making the perfect cake or loaf of sourdough bread. But many people turned to learning a language, finding that they finally had the time to not only complete the lessons, but also to practise their new-found skills.
Now that the world has sped back up again, the challenge is to hold onto that language-learning progress and all its many benefits. In this article, the second in our ‘Life after Lockdown’ series, we summarise some of the many benefits of learning a second language during lockdown.
Life in the UK and around the world looks very different now to how it looked before the Covid-19 pandemic. We have entered a period of recession for the first time in over 10 years, and it is hard to imagine what the future might look like.
During lockdown, many people were able to focus their energies on developing new skills, including language skills. In this article, the first in our ‘Life after Lockdown’ series, we explore the journey through lockdown and consider how you can turn your freshly acquired language skills into a new career opportunity.
Language learning has come a long way from ‘repeat-after-me’ audio solutions and learning vocabulary by rote – now the experience is far more fun, interactive and connected to other learners. In this article, we look at today’s language-learning technology landscape to see what is happening now and where the future might lie.
Should we be taking some hints to actually plug-in to our devices a bit more from the way language learning is improving in schools?
Technology is advancing faster and faster with every year that goes by. Here’s a quick infographic that highlights just how important mobile-based and blended learning is in 2019…
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