Employee satisfaction significantly impacts a company’s success, and this includes bi/multilingual professionals. While employee turnover is inevitable, employers can be proactive in recognizing the linguistic skills and unique perspectives of bilingual employees, implementing different strategies to boost morale and reduce turnover rates that can be costly. Contact Us Today to Bring Language Proficiency Testing to […]
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Giving back to the community through volunteer language-related projects offers a remarkable opportunity to showcase your language abilities while gaining invaluable work experience if you are in between jobs or working for a company also in the business of helping others. Bilingual professionals can leverage projects led by nonprofit organizations to support social causes within […]
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Whether you are a bilingual professional pursuing a career in a language-related field or working in a company with a strong foreign language focus, the advantage of knowing how to speak two or more languages can open various opportunities for professional development. Actively seeking to improve your linguistic skills, from improving grammar and vocabulary to […]
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When it comes to learning a language, there is always room for growth. Are you continuously developing your linguistic skills to stay up to date in this globalized and diverse economy? Do you want to mitigate the linguistic barriers with current customers in your organization by helping them in their preferred language? Are you considering […]
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Ready or not, the start of a new school year is here. As language teachers launch their courses, this can be a great time to set the tone for a path towards the Seal of Biliteracy–even if AAPPL testing won’t occur for months (or years) for your students. Beginning the journey toward language development with […]
Continue readingThis month’s Language Superhero, Jackson Wolf, is passionate about language. He is pursuing his master’s degree in linguistics, focusing on morphology and phonology as well as French literature. He also works at the Wayne State’s Writing Center where he helps other students with their writing assignments. Read his full story: Language-Superpower-Magazine-Jackson-Wolf
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Are you actively recruiting bilingual employees to meet the needs of your diverse customers? According to the 2020 Census results, nearly 9% of the U.S. population has limited English proficiency, and 22% of the total population speaks a language other than English at home. With the U.S. population being more and more diverse and multicultural, […]
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By Pete Swanson, PhD, and Jean W. LeLoup, PhD, USAFA Introduction Some would say communicative Language Teaching approaches have helped shift the paradigm of world language teaching and learning. Proficiency testing has now been prioritized where program coordinators and others set proficiency benchmarks for language learners to achieve. Unfortunately, proficiency testing can be costly and […]
Continue readingDid you know that businesses in the United States need more multilingual employees than ever before? Are your bilingual employees truly qualified to meet the insurance needs of your diverse clients? Can you ensure that your employees can accurately deliver their insurance expertise in their clients’ preferred language? According to a recent national survey conducted […]
Continue readingGauging One’s Language Superpowers by Way of the ACTFL Tests Dr. Chad Davidson, this month’s Language Superhero, is a lifelong learner of languages. He continuously studies and practices five world languages: “I was once told by someone I highly respect that when asked how many languages I speak, I should always say that I only […]
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