Corporate Language Training: Why Invest in Language Training? Past U.S Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, was quoted as saying “To prosper economically and to improve relations with other countries, Americans need to read, speak and understand other languages” (Forbes). This statement is particularly true for the corporate sector. Businesses that do not encompass corporate language training into…
Language Training for Home Care Workers Being multilingual in today’s professional world is no longer simply an asset; it’s on the verge of becoming necessary. With an immigrant population of over 42.4 million people as of 2014, the United States workforce will need to become fluent in multiple languages in order for businesses to reach…
Medical English for Healthcare Professionals Our Medical ESL program includes specialized vocabulary used by healthcare professionals, and communication techniques required to work effectively with patients and coworkers. Our curriculum was specifically developed for doctors, nurses, scientists, physical therapists, and other medical and healthcare professionals who seek to perfect and polish their professional English language skills.…
English for IT Professionals In an attempt to facilitate better communication and workplace efficiency across geographically diverse offices and business endeavors, an increasing number of multinational technology companies like Apple, Hewlett-Packard Company, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Intel, Cisco Systems are mandating English and providing corporate language training. Read on to learn why IT English and business English training are…
4 Key Benefits of On-site Language Training In today’s global economy, demand for bilingual and multilingual employees is on the rise. According to New American Economy’s 2017 report, there were approximately 240,000 job advertisements for bilingual workers. In 2015, there were 630,000. This means that over the span of 5 years, demand for bilingual workers…
3 Benefits of Corporate Language Training In most businesses, effective communication is one of the key factors to success. However, it is estimated that roughly 61% of the civilian labor force in the United States is composed of limited English proficient individuals. With U.S. businesses engaging in more activity overseas, many native English speaking employees find…
5 Worst Pronunciation Mistakes ESL Students Make At The Workplace Learning English is especially challenging for students, whose mother tongue doesn’t differentiate between the subtle differences of certain sounds. According to ThoughtCo, French people say ‘happy’ as ‘appy’ because the sound ‘h’ is silent in their language. Although ‘appy’ sounds like the source word, there’s…
Need EB-5 Visa Translation? An EB-5 visa is a program intended to stimulate the economy. It works by granting foreign investors lawful permanent residency in the United States if they supply a certain amount of money for a U.S. initiative guaranteed to provide jobs to U.S. citizens. EB-5 is short for employment-based fifth preference category,…
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