The COVID-19 pandemic completely altered ELAM’s methods of operation in 2020 and 2021. In the latter part of 2020, the Pew Research Center reported that approximately 71% of employed adults worked from home, up from just 20% before the outbreak. As of 2022, some regions of the world are gradually returning to normalcy, but many businesses are closing their doors. They have realized how cost-effective remote business management can be while assuring the staff’s work is up to par!

ELAM is thrilled to announce that, for the second year in a row, we have been selected as a finalist for the Top Supplier as part of WBE Canada’s 2022 Excellence Awards!

From the late 2000s to the present, there has been a surge in interest in learning Mandarin. For the longest time, many people believed in China’s economic dream of becoming a prosperous and open country. China is wealthy today, but it is most emphatically not open.

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?

If you work in a bilingual environment or with French-speaking clients, you’ve probably found yourself thinking, “How do I say…

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).

In this ever-changing world, finding one’s place in the job market can be a real challenge. At the SME level, the challenges are constantly growing. The demands require great flexibility and unprecedented adaptability to break into the market and keep one’s share.

Nowadays podcasts have become a very popular way of learning a variety of skills. From cooking to fiction storytelling the Internet has it all! The real question is: Do podcasts help language acquisition?

Learning a language is a long process, and staying motivated on the way to fluency can be difficult. It’s a lot easier to avoid the pitfalls and keep going until you’re satisfied with your foreign language skills if you understand the most common reasons individuals stop studying a language.

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!

It is common knowledge that learning a second language can be a rewarding endeavour. However, many individuals do not know how to learn a new language. There are a variety of methods that people use to achieve success. Some individuals prefer to study in a classroom, while others prefer to utilise online programmes or applications. Some individuals prefer to travel to a country where the target language is spoken in order to obtain a more immersive experience. Regardless of the method you choose, the following tips will help you to learn the language more efficiently.

Corporate training often focuses on skills, performance, and efficiency—but at its core, it’s about people learning and growing. At ELAM,…

Let’s talk about something that comes up all the time at ELAM: language learning myths.  We hear them in classes,…

When it comes to developing a multilingual, multicultural workforce, strategy is vital. We’ve put together a quick guide to helping your training department get the most out of foreign language training.
A multilingual team can be a significant asset in today’s global business world. We look at some of the ways you may make the most of language training in your organization as more companies look to diversify their workforce by implementing in-house foreign language training programs.

This session is all about doing the training, the practicing, the reviewing, and the learning online! At ELAM we are proud that we were able to convert all our signature programs to online versions.