Brazil is the largest country in South America and outreaches all of its neighbouring countries by far in terms of territory and population. South America is famous for the conquistadors, steak and the Spanish language. This is all thanks to the history the Spanish explorers left behind when they arrived in the New World. However, Brazil has a very different history. The Portuguese explored this territory, bringing with them their own culture, cuisine and of course language. Brazil before the Portuguese Brazil is a vast territory. Originally it w...

If you're learning a European language, you may well have had a lesson recently about Easter. The word for Easter in almost every European language is remarkably different to the English word. In fact, when it comes to Easter, all European languages can be divided into 3 groups! So let's take a closer look at these. Passover Passover is the Jewish festival that happens at this time of year. The English word 'Passover' comes directly from the Hebrew 'Pesach'. As this holiday is much older than Easter, it comes as no surprise that this word has bee...

You've probably heard that learning a foreign language has a lot of benefits. In fact, the list of benefits is quite extensive! If you find yourself looking back to your school days and thinking "I don't think I got anything out of learning French", then just ask any adult learner how they're benefiting from learning a foreign language. They'll definitely tell you a range of benefits they've found from learning a foreign language. Alternatively, keep reading and we'll let you know our top 5 reasons for learning a foreign language. 1. Opens the mind ...

What are the similarities and differences between learning a language for yourself – eg for an upcoming holiday – and learning a language within a business context? We take a look at some of the things that are involved with learning a new language from a corporate perspective and compare these with what you might expect if you take up some language training in a personal capacity. Why Corporate Language Training? There are many valid reasons for wanting to learn a new language to help further your business or career prospects. (See our rece...

Are you thinking about learning a new language? If you are, then you're probably trying to choose which language to learn. After all, it's going to take up a lot of time and effort, so you have to choose wisely. As language is all about communicating, choosing one of the world's 5 most spoken languages is probably a good idea. You will want to have plenty of opportunities to practise your new language skills. So what are the 5 most spoken languages in the world? 1. Chinese Thanks to the huge population of China and the thousands of Chinese commun...