Languages & Business

11/09/2016

https://theconversation.com/beware-the-bad-big-wolf-why-you-need-to-put-your-adjectives-in-the-right-order-64982

The use of adjectives in English has caused an internet storm – here are the 'rules' explained.

08/08/2016

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/07/being-bilingual-good-for-brain-mental-health?CMP=fb_gu

Research suggests we may be predisposed to speak more than one language, and that doing so brings health benefits, such as delaying the onset of dementia

20/07/2016

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Arabic_origin_(A-B)

The following English words have been acquired either directly from Arabic or else indirectly by passing from Arabic into other languages and then into English. Most entered one or more of the Romance languages before entering English.

30/06/2016

The 10-year-old was looking at the card in front of him which showed an image of a fish. “Samak,” he said decisively.

30/06/2016

After trying the verses, a Frenchman said he’d prefer six months of hard labour to reading six lines aloud

30/06/2016

New research shows that bilinguals view the world in different ways depending on the specific language they are operating in.

08/06/2016

http://www.globalpost.com/article/5637927/2011/04/15/worlds-languages-traced-back-single-african-mother-tongue-scientists

New Zealand researchers have traced every human language — from English to Mandarin — back to an ancestral language spoken in Africa 50,000 to 70,000 years ago.

02/06/2016

What innovations in English language teaching (ELT) have had the biggest impact on your teaching? Teaching expert Chia Suan Chong lists her top ten.

29/04/2016

WARNING: Do not cross your arms :-)!

Whether they mean to or not, people will judge you by your gestures. Make sure you send the right message.

27/04/2016

Share of the population stating they know at least one foreign language.

25/04/2016

https://theconversation.com/english-has-taken-over-academia-but-the-real-culprit-is-not-linguistic-58240?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+April+25+2016+-+4735&utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+April+25+2016+-+4735+CID_cee794b358468b44bd9547c4060c7fc9&utm_source=campaign_monitor_africa&utm_term=English+has+taken+over+academia+but+the+real+culprit+is+not+linguistic

With English dominating university life around the world, what are we losing?

18/04/2016

http://mentalfloss.com/article/60462/20-french-phrases-you-should-be-using?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Partner&utm_campaign=ozynew

As much as 30 percent of the English language—or roughly one in three English words—is believed to be derived directly from French. It’s a surprisingly high figure due in part to the Norman Conquest of 1066 which made French the language of the law, finance, government, the military, and the ruling…