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I have just returned from a series of travels where I encountered a lot of second language English speakers: South Africa, Belgium and the United Kingdom. These speakers come from…Read more

One of the most common mistakes with English in business is getting the present simple and the present progressive confused. The present simple describes things which are true NOW, but…Read more

Over the years, methods of teaching and how we think about the process of education has changed a lot. This is especially evident in the sphere of Business Language teaching….Read more

Many people wonder why you need to take a course to learn a language when there are so many language books available. To answer this question, we asked a number…Read more

‘We have a meeting tomorrow’ and ‘Tomorrow, we have a meeting,’ not only contain the identical words but also are both grammatically correct. So, what’s the difference and why is…Read more

Language learning varies from person to person and language to language. But if you read the literature, there are some very simple things you can do to make learning a…Read more

Modern training places a lot of emphasis on what is known as the ‘set-up’ before training. This is for good reason. The attitude, motivation and determination that we as adult…Read more

When thinking about a language course, people generally are thinking about the language and their specific motivations for learning that specific language: visiting a new country, doing business in a…Read more

Of all the staff development courses that a company can choose for employees to follow, language courses are often the hardest to motivate. For many people, language skills are kind…Read more

English: Technically, its not such a complicated language, when compared to Russian, Chinese or even German. In fact, it is so flexible that, even if you can barely string correct…Read more