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You can either be tongue-tied or fluent

I share the compelling conclusions drawn by Kathleen Stein-Smith in her article The U.S. Foreign Language Deficit. As more U.S. companies expand international business, the need to send employees on...

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Is Personalized Language Training Worth It? You Bet!

We assist employees of global companies with their language learning needs on a daily basis. This includes individuals and families that are being sent on assignments abroad. Because of this we see...

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Got Milk?

The value of learning a new language and culture in the business world is well-known. In this interview by Smart Business with Victoria Berry (Program Manager, Business and Performance Development,...

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On Valentine’s Day, some tips on how to communicate in a cross-cultural...

Do you live in a cross-cultural relationship? Have you had difficulties communicating? Since communication plays such an important role in any relationship, the website Expatica* compiled some tips...

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Happy International Mother Language Day!

by guest blogger Magda Marusinska   Have you ever thought about what your mother language means to you? What if your mother language were to go extinct? The estimated number of languages spoken in the...

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Did you celebrate National Foreign Language Week?

by guest blogger Magda Marusinska Do you think that learning foreign languages is important in the current world and speaking foreign languages can change the perspective of how you look at the world...

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You are invited!

Please join us on April 14 to hear our very own Andrew Pulcino as he takes “A Whimsical Look at the History of Markup Languages”. Here’s what Andrew has to say: What do rally car racing, knights in...

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Live from Osaka, Japan

It’s often said that music is the universal language. Today, April 30, we celebrate International Jazz Day with many concerts, big and small, around the world. One of those concerts took place in...

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“Collaboration for the Win: Delivering Agile Localization”

Our new whitepaper is now available. The single most important contribution Language Intelligence makes to enable agile localization is customized technology to manage chaos. Via these tools as well as...

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Personalized Language Program: one ESL student’s experience

Today I’d like to share a testimonial from our client, Matthias Frei. An advanced beginner ESL student, Matthias wanted to improve his communication skills and during a one-month stay in Rochester...

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Once bilingual, Always bilingual?

Study shows the brain retains language long after it has been “forgotten” Written by Kathryn Santora How often have you heard “I used to speak it, but I’ve forgotten”? Many of us were exposed to...

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Employers prefer culturally competent employees

Nearly two-thirds of companies surveyed for a recent poll said they want to hire employees who bring an international perspective to the table. Employers in particular prefer applicants who understand...

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A Firsthand Account of the Benefits of Language Training

At Language Intelligence, we believe that learning a language is not only a personally rewarding journey, but a professionally astute move. This belief is reinforced each day through the work that we...

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The Power of Languages

by guest blogger Georgia Taylor  I was 14 when I first felt the power of knowing a foreign language.  My two brothers and I had all chosen German as our foreign language elective upon entering high...

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