Switching suddenly to a second language never fails to impress
James Bond or Jason Bourne - Multi-linguals are very common in Hollywood How many times have we seen films in which the hero switches seamlessly and unexpectedly into a second language? James Bourne or James [...]
Multi-lingual Premiership Football Managers Trounce Mono-linguals
Mono v Multi-lingual Premiership football managers - who comes out on top? Update: I wrote this 3 years ago - if you look at the Premiership today (13 November 2016) it is clear - you HAVE [...]
Languages and football – how languages impact team success
World class football managers learn languages At KLOO we are always banging on on about how languages can benefit many parts of your life. Your career, holidays, mental agility and even your health can all improve by learning [...]
If you could learn a language like this – Just imagine how easy it would be!
Imagine you found languages really tough. Imagine you found learning vocabulary, gender, agreement, grammar and all things language totally bewildering. Imagine you don’t think you can do it. You switch off and decide to drop [...]
Language Teacher Update: Better Learning, More Fun and Special Offers
What's the most potent tool for a Language Teacher? What simple step can a language teacher take to make a big difference in student performance? What motivates children to try harder and increases their focus? [...]
It PAYS to learn a second language
Better careers and better incomes Second Languages are good for your career There are lots of reasons for learning a second language. A language will let you see the world through different lenses, [...]
Learning a language: from Resilience to Brilliance
The secret ingredient to be brilliant. You can be fluent in a second language too So often people make things look easy. Great sports people, dancers, singers all make their art look like a [...]
2013 Language in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for Language Pie. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 16,000 times in [...]
Why learning a language can have more benefits than you’d think
1. Learn a second language to get ahead in business If you’re a business owner, or work for a business which trades internationally, being able to communicate with your partners, suppliers or customers in their [...]
Never be lost for words! The best way to build vocabulary in a foreign language
Hand gestures only get you so far The bedrock of learning a language is vocabulary. Without it your ability to communicate is limited to pointing and hand gestures (and we can even get [...]
