Break language barriers: help employees speak Spanish, English. Those companies that do are ahead of the curve and ahead of their competition. Language barriers cost companies many millions of dollars in lost profit every year.849

Break language barriers: help employees speak Spanish, English. Those companies that do are ahead of the curve and ahead of their competition. Language barriers cost companies many millions of dollars in lost profit every year.

Japanese scientists created a mouse, which tweets like a bird. They hope that this will give insight into the evolution of human language. Called the Evolved Mouse Project, a team of researchers at the more...663

Japanese scientists created a mouse, which tweets like a bird. They hope that this will give insight into the evolution of human language. Called the Evolved Mouse Project, a team of researchers at the University of Osaka produced the mouse, using genetically modified mice, which are prone to miscopying DNA and hence, to mutations. In other countries, researchers study songbirds, for example finches, in order to assist them to understand the evolution of human language.

Why is it Important to Learn a Second Language? 1.Hobby.It’s something that you can enjoy & be passionate about 2.Travel.If you love to travel, it makes sense to learn a second language 3.Knowledge.Learning more...627

Why is it Important to Learn a Second Language? 1.Hobby.It’s something that you can enjoy & be passionate about 2.Travel.If you love to travel, it makes sense to learn a second language 3.Knowledge.Learning another is a great way to acquire knowledge & appreciation of a culture, landscape, & society 4.Prestige-Some people learn a second language to have a favourable impact on friends, family, work mates 5.Work.Speaking a second language might increase your chances of getting a certain job

As a foreign language learner, are you finding it hard to memorize new words? Well, try quizzing yourself. According to psychologists, covering up the words and quizzing yourself is a more effective more...610

As a foreign language learner, are you finding it hard to memorize new words? Well, try quizzing yourself. According to psychologists, covering up the words and quizzing yourself is a more effective learning strategy, compared to the all familiar strategy of repeatedly reading the words. Self-testing strengthens the memory by creating keywords as clues for word retrieval.

Why I'm learning German: 1.Friends - to communicate with friends in Germany and Switzerland 2.Travel - to have conversations with the locals 3.Sounds cool - I like the sound of German when it's spoken 4.To talk more...519

Why I'm learning German: 1.Friends - to communicate with friends in Germany and Switzerland 2.Travel - to have conversations with the locals 3.Sounds cool - I like the sound of German when it's spoken 4.To talk to friends without others understanding - wouldn’t it be nice to have a conversation, without everyone else knowing what you were saying? 5. I love learning languages - it’s something I’m passionate about 6.It's fun - learning a language is super fun

Language teaching in most of New Zealand’s universities is facing big challenges – decreasing student numbers & tightening finances. Massey University languages senior lecturer, Dr Colin Anderson sees this more...459

Language teaching in most of New Zealand’s universities is facing big challenges – decreasing student numbers & tightening finances. Massey University languages senior lecturer, Dr Colin Anderson sees this as a bad thing for NZ. He says, “Many people in NZ don’t really see the fundamental value of learning another language, being as isolated as we are in little Anglo-Saxon enclave with Australia. But to understand a foreign culture & make connections, you have to study the language".