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10 Spanish Language Facts You Might Not Have Known

Published On - June 13, 2018

Alicja Brady Language Blog, SpanishTags: Business, Business Guide, Culture, Spain, Spanish

10 Spanish Language Facts You Might Not Have Known

Spanish is an interesting language with a rich history, and there’s no doubt it’s one of the most important languages for businesses today. Ready to learn more about it? Here are 10 Spanish language facts you might not have known. Spanish has over 405 million native speakers That makes i...

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 - October 15, 2014

Richard Brooks Language Blog, SpanishTags: Language, Spanish

The Origins and Importance of the Spanish Language

The Spanish language or Castilian, as native speakers sometimes refer to it, has become one of the most popular languages used in the world today. Its history is vast and it has spread and developed steadily throughout the centuries. The name Castilian originates from the Castile region in the Canta...

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 - 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 ...

US Healthcare Website Lost in Translation

Published On - January 20, 2014

Mary Ravenna Healthcare, Language BlogTags: Spanish, Translation

US Healthcare Website Lost in Translation?

Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language in the United States, so the US government has made a concerted effort to include Spanish speakers in the roll-out of the country’s new healthcare laws. However, their outreach efforts have come under criticism a number of times. The most r...

Published On - December 3, 2013

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Language learning, Spanish, Technology

You Can Haz Spanish!

Last month, we wrote about the potentially dire consequences of the UK’s foreign language shortage for our economy. How do we get more people to learn another language? As it turns out, the common housecat may hold the key. Say what? According to research performed by a company called Memris...

Published On - March 1, 2013

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Spanish

You Never Know When You’ll Need to Translate

Students sometimes grumble about requirements that they take classes in a second language. “Why bother? When am I going to use this?” they ask. The truth is that knowing how to speak a second language can come in handy at the most unexpected moments, even if you don’t become a worl...

Published On - November 23, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Spanish

Survival Spanish

Hola from Costa Rica! I’ve spent the past week here, and consequently I’ve had the opportunity to sharpen my embarrassingly rusty Spanish skills. I was astonished at how much of the language came back to me — and also at how much was lost to time. If you’re traveling to a S...

Published On - August 24, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: #Fail, Google translate, Spanish

Newspaper Discovers Limits of Google Translate

In the United States, Spanish-speaking Latinos are a rapidly growing demographic. Naturally, some news organizations cater to them with Spanish-language editions, especially online. However, according to Fox News, when the Hartford Courant decided to follow suit, they did not hire a translator, choo...