by Nathalie Danon | Jan 24, 2017 | Business, News |
Prime Minister Theresa May surprised no one this week by confirming that Britain will leave the single market when it leaves the European Union. Which ever side of the debate you are on, one thing is certain, things are about to get a whole lot more competitive and...
by Nathalie Danon | Nov 28, 2016 | Business, News |
I am bilingual. I speak French (my mother tongue) and fluent English. I think, and dream, and worry in both languages. And every day I am grateful for it. Having a second language opens up a far wider world; one of greater cultural diversity and shared experience....
by admin | Oct 22, 2015 | Business, News |
The emotions ranged from incredulity to despair… indeed there can be few so exasperated with the attempts at speaking French on The Apprentice than students here at VICI Language Dynamics. Our inbox and social media came alive – first with excitement that the popular...
by admin | Apr 9, 2015 | Business |
Language barriers make business challenging. Being able to communicate with different cultures is very important when it comes to your business, and as in any business, no matter the size, you can profit by overcoming language barriers. Thanks to the increasingly...
by admin | Nov 7, 2014 | Business
No stranger to controversy the security giant G4S is in trouble again for trying to recruit a bilingual English/Polish speaker for a job at Harrogate Magistrates Court and at the same time discount supermarket Lidl is insisting its Polish staff only speak English....
by admin | Oct 7, 2014 | Business |
If you work in an office have you noticed if the cleaners are foreign workers? Or if you have visited a care home recently were the staff from abroad? Did they speak English well enough to understand? The nature of our economy allows migrant workers to take jobs in...