How Chinese Language Skills are an Impressive CV Booster

How Chinese Language Skills are an Impressive CV Booster

Guess what? The Chinese language is now the most spoken language in the world, with over a billion speakers worldwide! This makes it an essential language to learn if you’re keen to understand and engage with the global community. What’s more, the UK is leading the...
You, Spanish and the Piñata: The Perfect Trio!

You, Spanish and the Piñata: The Perfect Trio!

Unfamiliar with the humble piñata? You’ve no idea what you’ve been missing! What better time than National Piñata Day on 18th April to find out. Suzanne Barbezat’s ThoughtCo article Piñata History and Meaning explained: “The traditional shape for a piñata is a star...
In the Staffroom: Veni, Vidi, Vici Italian Language Learning with Anna Maria Forti Sheikh

In the Staffroom: Veni, Vidi, Vici Italian Language Learning with Anna Maria Forti Sheikh

A whopping 2 million people worldwide were participating in Italian language learning in July 2022, accordingly to online language reader Newsdle. It doesn’t compare to the biggest players like the Chinese and English languages. But unsurprisingly, Italian language...
Crumbs! 14 Words for Bread that Baffle EFL Students

Crumbs! 14 Words for Bread that Baffle EFL Students

As if learning EFL isn’t tricky enough! The sheer volume of bread-related nouns is enough to make even the savviest student feel like they’re a few sandwiches short of a picnic! So, the irony of Real Bread Week, which is celebrated on 18th-26th February, isn’t lost....
English as a Foreign Language Exams Not Working for Nurses

English as a Foreign Language Exams Not Working for Nurses

You’re probably aware of the NHS soldiering on against a well-documented backdrop of staff and skills shortages. But did you know that English as a foreign language exams are contributing to the problem? A recent article by Emma Batha in Context (Thomson Reuters...
Did You Know that Learning Spanish is Even More Popular Amongst Post-Brexit Brits?

Did You Know that Learning Spanish is Even More Popular Amongst Post-Brexit Brits?

There was an understandable presumption that learning Spanish might lose its allure in post-Brexit Britain. But the severing of ties and cooling of relations with one of our nearest neighbours hasn’t had the feared impact. Surprisingly, learning Spanish is still on...