Language Training

There are plenty of reasons why you might start learning a foreign language in adulthood, but one of the more common is because your job requires you to. If you’ve ever been in this position, spare a thought for the current Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, who currently finds himself facing just such a challenge – and for whom the stakes could not be higher.

Di Rupo, who took office in December last year, already speaks fluent Italian (he is read more

Something you don’t often hear: a shadow minister agreeing wholeheartedly with his Government counterpart. However, that’s exactly what happened last week when Labour’s shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg said Michael Gove’s new proposals to make foreign language learning from the age of seven compulsory were “absolutely right”.

A brief digression at this point, if you’ll indulge me. I admit I’m not much of a political animal, but after hearing of this shock concurrence, I did spend a little while daydreaming about read more

The key to improving the language skills of temporary assignees or permanent staff is to offer a solution that caters for their availability and their preferred learning style. That’s why Robertson Languages International offers on-line blended language learning as part of our portfolio of services.

The concept of blended learning is not new. Combining classroom lessons with homework is as old as education itself. However, the term “blended learning” refers specifically to the combination of teacher-led instruction with self-study using a read more

Because with the recent announcement from leading Italian university, the Politecnico di Milano, that is about to become a lot easier. In 2014 the university will be switching the majority of its degree courses, and all its graduate courses, to English. Obviously good news for students here in the UK; who wouldn’t be attracted to studying in the UK? The attraction is clear for the university too. By switching to English it can attract students from the UK, USA, Middle read more