Cultural Tips for Gift-Giving in Business
Gift-giving in business – or ‘corporate gifting’ – can take a variety of forms. Perhaps you want to distribute branded promotional items at events (such as bags, pens or notebooks) to improve brand recognition, or maybe you want to choose something more personalised to honour and celebrate a new or successful working relationship. Gifts are […]
What is Cultural Awareness in Business?
Learn why cultural awareness is important in business and how it helps teams overcome cultural differences and build stronger connections.
Four Types of Cross-Cultural Training & Examples
Cross-cultural training is becoming increasingly popular as organisations expand their global reach. But what does cross-cultural training look like in action? What are some key cross-cultural training examples that might help your organisation? In this blog post, we’ll briefly explore what cross-cultural training is and its business benefits, before moving on to four key cross-cultural […]
Focus on… Learning Italian for Business
Every month this year, we have been 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 […]
Focus on… Learning Dutch for Business
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 […]
Use These 5 Tips to Start Teaching English to Polish Adults
A place growing in popularity among tourists and businesses alike, Poland could be a great prospect for English language teachers to make the most of. If the idea of setting up shop in Poland and teaching English to Polish adults is an exciting one for you, then this handy guide will tell you everything you […]
Recognising Anglicisms in the Spanish Language
If you are having a conversation with a Spanish colleague and suddenly hear a word or two in English, do not be surprised. Like many European languages, Spanish has accumulated and integrated a number of English words – or Anglicisms – and many of these are identical to the original English, while others have been […]
Exploring Language Learning Trends in England’s Schools
In January and February of 2021, the British Council conducted its annual Language Trends survey of language learning in English primary, secondary and independent schools. While we may not have a crystal ball or be able to predict the future, these survey results can give us an indication of the language skills that current and […]
Focus on… Learning Arabic for Business
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 […]
The Best Tips to Learn Turkish Fast
Turkey has a deep history and is full of cultural treasures. With everything from Byzantine ruins, Greek temples, Ottoman Empire buildings, alongside skiing in vast mountainscapes or sandy beaches on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, there are so many places of interest that make this country one not only for exploring but also studying as well. Despite […]
