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Published On - November 21, 2018

Alicja Brady Culture, Language BlogTags: Education, Hello, Language learning, Languages, Learning, Learning Languages, Translation

How to Say Hello in 15 Languages

Did you know that the 21st of November is World Hello Day? To celebrate, learn how to say hello in 15 languages today! Participating in World Hello Day is as easy as saying “Hello” to ten people. But what if they don’t speak your language? No worries, we’ve got you covered. H...

Published On - December 14, 2017

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Language learning, Mandarin, Spanish

The Top Languages to Learn

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Published On - August 5, 2015

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Language learning

Foreign Language Mistakes: These Words Don’t Mean What You Think They Mean

Learning a new language inevitably involves a bit of public humiliation. You’re bound to make mistakes, and some of them will make you blush. That said, some foreign language mistakes are both more common and more cringe-worthy than others. With that in mind, here is a collection of foreign wo...

Published On - August 30, 2014

Richard Brooks Language Blog, SpanishTags: Education, Language learning, Spanish

More UK Students Studying Spanish

Spanish is set to overtake French as the most dominant foreign language studied in UK schools, according to the head of the AQA exam board. Andrew Hall, AQA’s chief executive, made the prediction based on this year’s GCSE statistics, in which a record number of students sat for Spanish...

Published On - August 14, 2014

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Language learning, Science

A Language Learning Pill?

Does learning a language while you sleep sound like too much work? One scientist is predicting that some time within the next 30 years, all you’ll have to do is take a pill to become instantly fluent. Nicholas Negroponte, an architect and futurist who founded MIT’s Media Lab, made the pr...

Published On - August 5, 2014

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: #Fail, Language learning

Blogger Fired for Writing About Homophones

Tim Torkildson, a writer hired to manage a blog for a Utah language learning school, got his 15 minutes of fame last week after the language school fired him for writing a post about homophones. “Homophones” are simply words that sound the same, like “read” and “reed&#8...

Published On - July 7, 2014

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Language learning

Learn a Language In Your Sleep?

“Learn a language in your sleep!” It sounds like a scam, doesn’t it? However, according to researchers from the Swiss National Science Foundation, it just might work. Sort of. The researchers played a series of Dutch vocabulary words to a group of 60 German-speaking volunteers. Ha...

Published On - June 30, 2014

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Language learning, Spanish

Does the UK Need More Foreign Language Speakers?

Is the UK facing a shortage of foreign language speakers in the near future? That seems to be the case, a new study from the CBI confirms. Last year, the British Council released a report describing the potential economic harm caused by not having enough UK workers with the right foreign language ...

Published On - June 18, 2014

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Bilingual, Language learning

How a Second Language Keeps You Young

Looking for the fountain of youth? Look no further than a foreign language class, at least as far as your brain is concerned. According to a new study from the University of Edinburgh, learning to speak a second language actually keeps your brain younger and protects against age-related cognitive de...

Published On - June 16, 2014

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Language learning

Language Learning Lessons From the Mormons

NPR has an interesting story up on language learning at the Mormon’s Missionary Training Center in Utah. The Missionary Training Center equips young Mormons with the language skills to preach their version of the gospel to people overseas. It does so incredibly quickly, with most students go...