Increasingly, hipsters are using German words in their English sentences. This new trend might only be increasing now that Germany is the winner of the World Cup 2014: however, is the incorporation of German really a recent trend?

15 year-old Kit Barker, who spent a week with Kwintessential on work experience, gives his insight into why school kids need to be taking foreign language learning more seriously.

Move over, Google Translate! Microsoft is planning on launching a Skype translator that not only translates text, but speech as well.  

Businesses in the UK are increasingly looking for employees who speak foreign languages. However, the fact that the UK’s education system isn’t promoting foreign language learning means this need cannot be met.

Russians have a reputation for being loud and rowdy tourists when they travel abroad. However, this might soon be a thing of the past as an Italian hotel owner has created an etiquette guide for Russians who are visiting Italy this summer to try and te…

Scientific researchers from non-English countries often face challenges when they are looking to publish their work; as English is basically the only language used in the scientific field, they often find it hard get the subtleties of their research ac…

If you work cross-culturally, whether abroad or at home, chances are you have found yourself in a situation whereby you find yourself a little lost with the way people work and/or behave. Sometimes, this comes down to culture – i.e. differences in valu…

Are you involved in online marketing? Looking to take things global? Well good news…we have just added a fantastic new resource to our downloads page entitled “Multilingual Online Marketing: A Best Practice Guide”.

On our blog we love to look at different takes on cultural differences. Understanding culture and how it impacts your business isnt just about dos and dont’s. It is SO much more and this little piece on culture and security highlights nicely how cultur…

Recently, expert on global leadership, Erin Meyer, published a new book that aims to help managers lead global teams. By using an eight-scale framework, team leaders can guide their teams to a more effective method of working.