It may not be necessary for American presidents to speak a foreign language – but a surprising number of the early presidents did.An entertaining blog post from the Foreign Policy magazine website suggests that foreign language ability isn’t re…
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For Americans, it’s quite convenient to have English as the world’s global trade language. But is it really fair?All over the world, people study English for many reasons: business, academics, and travel, to name a few. English-speakers, of course…
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Almost 90% of companies outsource at least some of their language service work…and that’s not all…I always follow the excellent blog, Global Watchtower, published by language industry expert Common Sense Advisory. The global-oriented research com…
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An online debate sponsored by The Economist magazine has brought up this thorny question. So far, participants are answering with a resounding “no.”Just about everything can take place online, including old-fashioned Oxford-style debates. The subje…
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