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North American Polyglot Symposium in July
July 8, 2016
Are you ready to learn a new language? On July 23rd and 24th, the North American Polyglot Symposium (NAPS) will be held at the Downtown Campus of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.... Read More
Common Languages Spoken in the Melting Pot
June 15, 2016
The United States of American is often called the “great melting pot” or the “mixing bowl” as a way of referring to the cultures of many nations coming together into a new... Read More
Want a Bigger Brain? Learn a new language.
June 1, 2016
Do you know what happens to your brain when you learn a new language? Language processing is how your brain's uses the cerebral cortex to communicate ideas and feelings as well as how you process... Read More
Polyglots and the Amazing Power of Language Hacking
May 31, 2016
"Polyglot" is not a word commonly used in day-to-day conversation yet it refers to a personal quality many of us wish to possess, the ability to speak several languages. Often when we encounter an... Read More
Why Do People Speak More Than One Language?
May 13, 2016
Mastering the language skills to be bilingual or trilingual would seem easy for those of us who grew up in the land of opportunity. After all, due the enormous immigrant population that settled... Read More
Advantages of Using an Audience Response System
April 21, 2016
Audience response systems (ARS) create an interactive relationship between a presenter and his or her audience. Using ARS in multilingual meetings and conferences can provide huge benefits and can... Read More
How Infrared Helps People with Physical Impairments
April 14, 2016
Wireless communication allows information to be exchanged between two devices without the use of wires (or cables). Terms commonly used in describing wireless communication include transmitter,... Read More
Language Preferences Extend Beyond Words
March 26, 2016
Thanks to today’s digital connections, commerce and communications take place on a global scale. Home buyers in China browse for properties in Los Angeles, Parisian restaurants hunt for the... Read More
Sometimes It Just Gets Lost in Translation
March 16, 2016
For businesses to succeed in a foreign market, it is important to understand how both words and situations appeal to the international consumer. When this isn't done correctly, it can have... Read More
Celebrate International Mother Language Day
February 19, 2016
You probably didn't know that February 21st is International Mother Language Day. In the United States, we often take the importance of multilingualism for granted. Somewhat stymied by ignorance... Read More
