‘But everyone speaks English anyway?’ is a common attitude in the UK nowadays, which isn’t surprising in a country that is notorious for struggling with learning new languages. However, with 70% of the world’s population unable to speak English, it seems that the UK could potentially miss out on important opportunities by not learning any foreign languages.
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By Maëlle Alquezar According to a survey led by the British Chambers of Commerce in the first quarter of 2013, a lack of language skills prevents UK businesses from exporting. 4,678 responses from businesses have been received. Exporting requires knowledge of the local business culture which is different depending on countries or even on regions. ARead More »
Read MoreBy Emma Clarke It is often assumed that the best time to start learning languages is as early as possible. We’ve written a blogs about how bilingual babies have a better start in life than monolingual ones, and even which apps could help. But what if you were a monolingual baby, and now you’re a monolingual adult,Read More »
Read MoreBy Marie-Ange West, from our recruitment team. If you want to give your baby the best start in life, start speaking to him or her in a second language, from birth. Babies’ brains store the sounds they hear from birth, and their in-built mirror reflex means they will try to imitate them. And research shows theRead More »
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