In a recent episode of “Language is Your Superpower” podcast, we embark on a dynamic and diverse conversation with Samí Haiman-Marrero, President/CEO of URBANDER. As a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) solution-driven agency, URBANDER assists the corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors with overcoming their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Marketing challenges, with a special […]
Continue readingCultural Competence and Linguistic Proficiency Where You Work, Live, and Play
As the owner of a Strategic Marketing and Business Development firm that specializes in multicultural markets, I am constantly looking for ways to better serve our clients. Corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors often struggle with understanding where to start with their multicultural efforts and still be cost-efficient and effective. Thankfully, my experience working for Spanish-language […]
Continue readingAccess to Employment with English as a New Language
At Language Testing International (LTI), we’ve seen countless examples of how learning a new language can unleash a world of new possibilities and opportunities, for individuals and for businesses. Focusing on business opportunities, people are often unaware that learning a new language can lead to career advancement within certain job roles, or it can lead […]
Continue readingProviding English to Speakers of Other Languages Goes Beyond Language
Most people would agree that learning a new language is an invaluable skillset. At Language Testing International (LTI), we know that learning a new language may be done at a leisurely pace for personal pleasure or career advancement, however, there are many individuals who must learn a new language to survive when they migrate to […]
Continue readingRemoving the Training Wheels from Language Learning
The decision to learn a second language is no easy undertaking. It is in our human nature to want to rely on what is most comfortable to us as we embark on a task that seems daunting. However, studies show that humans learn new skills much faster when we remove all the comforts of the […]
Continue readingWhy Language Inclusion Is the Key to Effective Community Building
Anyone in a leadership role quickly learns the value of good communication skills if they want to be effective. This can be especially challenging if language is a barrier between the leader and those they are trying to lead. Language Testing International is proud to have provided language assessment services to many leaders around the […]
Continue readingCampaigning for a School Board Seat Helps Improve Language Skills
Language skills can benefit us in many ways and in a variety of personal, professional, and academic settings. When language training is implemented, and skills are improved on a community level—especially when used to empower an underserved community with a voice—the impact can be astounding. In a recent episode of LTI’s “Language Is Your Superpower” […]
Continue readingESOL Teacher Carried to Victory by Hopeful Students
How the hope of representation inspired ESOL students to overcome language barriers and carry their teacher to victory At Language Testing International, we see the powers of language learning manifest in all different forms, and a person’s decision to improve their language skills can be in response to a multitude of reasons—especially when there is […]
Continue readingMeet a Language Superhero: Gabby Clark
The 2019 survey commissioned by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) titled “Making Languages Our Business,” reveals that the demand for employees with foreign language skills is rapidly growing, and nine out of ten employers rely on employees with language skills other than English (p. 3). As the report states: “A […]
Continue readingMitigating Conflict and Fostering Mutual Understanding with Language Proficiency
At Language Testing International, we have seen countless ways in which language proficiency skills alone have benefited our customers in their professional, academic, and even in their personal lives. However, when a person’s language proficiency skills are combined with cultural competency, the value that person brings to the table grows exponentially. A culturally competent person […]
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