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9 posts
5 reasons to give your kids opportunities you never had
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We know how much you adore watching your child grow, change, learn, and develop their own opinions. But you may also feel a little nervous about seein...

Why a language course abroad is better than a year at school
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A great school with great teachers and engaged peers is one of the most important things in a young person’s life. But when it comes to languages, eve...

Learning a language is the key to an international future
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The benefits of expanding your child’s (or your own)  linguistic horizons go beyond the benefits of learning to communicate in a new language, and eve...

EF Insights: 4 surprising things about how we learn languages
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There is a lot of received wisdom about learning a foreign language: That you have to start young, that older learners struggle and that there is a li...

How to set your child up for career success
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Every parent hopes their child will succeed in life. The type of success they wish for varies, but, in addition to becoming kind, engaged and producti...

How to raise bilingual children: 5 methods
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The numerous cognitive, academic and social benefits of learning foreign languages have encouraged parents across the world to look for tips on how to...

4 reasons why you should send your child to study abroad
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Every day, parents wave their children off at departure gates across the world and wonder how they will cope without their babies in the months that f...

Learning a language is the key to an international future
4 min read 4 min

The benefits of expanding your child’s (or your own)  linguistic horizons go beyond the benefits of learning to communicate in a new language, and eve...

10 most fun languages to learn
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There’s absolutely no reason for why learning a language should be boring. Sure, if fluency is your goal all languages require dedication and commitme...