Despite the presence of 29 million nurses around the world, the global healthcare industry is still having a hard time filling vacancies, a problem often blamed on language barriers. While developed nations have opened their doors to foreign nurses, most of their hospitals are still understaffed. This is a pressing problem worldwide, as hospitals need …

Have you ever thought about how important it is to be polite? This is not a matter of culture, but rather a matter of international common sense. It doesn’t matter if you are a French man in Romania or an American woman in Sweden. Common sense translates the same in all languages. How to say …

Manners are a must everywhere you go. Russia included. The Russians are very warm people and a simple “hello” in Russian (from your end) may win their hearts forever. As a matter of fact, all foreigners regard your attempt to speak their language as a sign of respect towards their culture. You don’t need to …

Technology can be used to enhance various processes and improve a variety of different things in life, such as education and learning. In fact, 59% of teachers reported that they noted their students were more motivated to learn when technology was involved. While learning a new language can give you the freedom to travel the world, …

Whether you landed on this page out of curiosity or because you needed a little help for a Hangman game, get ready! Fasten your imaginary seatbelt ’cause we’re about to take to the skies looking for the longest word in the world. My job, as a captain, is to make sure you find this journey …

When the majority of people say “I’m going to learn a new language this year” they never really think of the importance of learning a foreign language and how it can help them for years to come. Learning a second language isn’t going to be a quick task, in fact, it takes many years to …

Bilingualism is transforming the present society. Many people today speak more than one language. Bilingualism gives one a huge leg up in many areas in life. Your communication skills become better, and you are exposed to more opportunities. What is Bilingualism? Bilingualism can be interpreted as the use of more than one language by an …