I recently got a frantic call from a client who is a Swedish expat in the U.S. Her son wouldn’t get out of bed because he was too depressed about the differences between the schools and the people in his home country and those in his new country. Finally, on the fifth...
On July 4, 1776 — almost 243 years ago — the Continental Congress approved the United States’ Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. But American English was on a path to independence from British English even before that.You may have heard the famous...
As business becomes increasingly global, there’s an accompanying rise in international relocations of employees. Such relocations can deliver enormous benefits to both companies and employees. But they can also go wrong. Without proper planning, staff moves...
We get a lot of questions from companies that are considering English language classes for their employees. We know that choosing whether to offer training and selecting a firm to provide it are big decisions. To make the whole process easier for you, we collected and...
Corporate language training isn’t just a “nice to have” perk for your employees. It’s a necessity as your workforce becomes more global. And language training isn’t just for executives and managers. Businesses like the Walt Disney Co. are...
