Today, anyone interested in pursuing a career does not require professional expertise. Soft skills such as general communication abilities, networking, cultural awareness, and presentation abilities have become increasingly important in recent years. Additionally, there are core competencies such as digital competencies. In today’s globalized economy, a willingness to pursue an international career is also desirable, and companies encourage participation in appropriate additional training programs such as company language courses.
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Learning a second language is a very personal experience, and people learn best in different ways. While there are slight and generalized differences between how introverts and extroverts experience a second language, both personalities have the same ability to become fluent in a new language!
International Women’s Day, on March 8, provides an opportunity to reflect on the struggle for greater gender equality. Although the origins of this annual event date back over a century, its focus on women’s respect and opportunities remains overwhelmingly relevant today—from sexual harassment and violence to imbalanced laws and workplace unfairness, where women are far too frequently underemployed, underpaid, and underpromoted, still in 2022.
Apps are incredible tools with a great mission: to bring education to everyone. However, after spending so much time studying with them, shouldn’t you be seeing improved results? Be honest with yourself. Can you be content simply by learning new words, grasping a few grammatical principles, and even greeting someone in your target language?
Move over soft skills – power skills are all the rage! What exactly is a power skill? Power skills like creativity, adaptability, and time management are human attributes that machines cannot replicate. The data demonstrates how in-demand these skills are.
Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are the four essential language abilities. Proficiency necessitates mastery of all of them; some may be more vital to you than others, depending on the function you’re aiming to fill.
According to Lisa Genova, a Harvard-trained neuroscientist, memories are either momentarily unavailable or permanently erased, which explains why some memories are designed to endure a few seconds while others can last a lifetime (your wedding day).
The reasons for learning a foreign language are different but all valid: whether it is for personal, professional, study or touristic reasons, speaking a foreign language helps to develop our mind, enrich our vision of life and broaden our horizons. “To learn a language is to have another window to look at the world” Chinese proverb.
For the second year in a row ELAM has launched this week, its annual 12 Days of Donating to various community, environmental, and health organizations. Some of these organizations benefit from monthly donations while others are part of our yearly initiative. Our suggestions come from staff and clients, and we all have very valid reasons for choosing our causes.
Our ability to connect with people is one of the most satisfying features of the human experience. It is a wonderful blessing to be able to communicate with someone in their language.