December 2021 Newsletter
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November 2021 Newsletter
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SUCCESSFUL EMAIL WRITING
Email is an effective and rapid method of response in today’s professional environment; therefore, producing appropriate emails is critical and must be developed strategically. Professional success demands that email communication be clear, concise and devoid of...
How your brain works
Do you know how your brain works when you are learning a new language? You will start storing a lot of new information, like a cellphone receiving messages: they are stored in memory. As you keep receiving input, you start to relate it to what you know: your mother...
Double Benefit
“Sorry, no habla español” if this is what you say when you meet interesting people or interact with new clients, then you are missing a lot. Knowing a second language, specifically Spanish here in America, multiplies exponentially your opportunities to enjoy the...
Ten Language Facts
1. The English language contains the most words 250,000 2. At least half of the world’s population is bilingual 3. There are over 7,000 languages worldwide 4. Spanish is the 2nd most spoken language in the world 5. French is the main foreign language taught in the UK...
THREE KEYS TO LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE
Becoming bilingual is on a lot of people’s bucket list. If you’re one of them, there are three keys to becoming successful. Interested? Read on! You’ll need a friend, family member or teacher to practice speaking with. The main reason to become bilingual is to have...
How Many Words Can You Memorize A Day?
Eric is a beginner language learner eager to learn French. He knows that fluency in la langue de Molière will boost his career prospects, and while he’s not a big fan of French cinema (is there such a person?), he can’t wait to travel to southern France next year and...
Want to Be Smarter? Science Says Do This
We're always looking for little life hacks in hopes of improving the way our brain works. We've tried eating walnuts, solving one too many crossword puzzles, depleting our Sudoku collection, and reading countless stacks of books. Yet, despite all these little things,...
Bilinguals of two spoken languages have more gray matter than monolinguals
A new study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex suggests people who speak two languages have more gray matter in the executive control region of the brain. In past decades, much has changed about the understanding of bilingualism. Early on,...