A few weeks ago, I was asked to comment on the results of an interesting research that was conducted by Vervesearch, an international marketing agency in collaboration with GoCompare. They took 10 of the world’s languages that you can regularly hear spoken in the UK and tasked 1000 Britons with recognising them. The objective was to…… Continue reading Ear for language – my thoughts on an exciting survey
Category: Other bits and pieces that I’m thinking about
World Teachers’ Day
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” /Albert Einstein/ On this #WorldTeachersDay, I’m grateful for all the teachers, mentors, coaches, colleagues, supporters I’ve had and continue to have – including my clients who all teach me, inspire me, keep me on my toes and empower me…… Continue reading World Teachers’ Day
Building communities
I’ve been working as an independent language coach for over 10 years in London. I’ve had loads of wonderful clients whom I’ve been teaching either German or Hungarian, but I’ve been feeling lonely in terms of enjoying the company of colleagues and fellow language professionals. Yes there are professional conferences, there are loads of different…… Continue reading Building communities
The effect of Brexit on people’s relationships – a research
I’m working on preparing a talk on the role of languages in business after Brexit. For that, I’m conducting a little research and I’d love to hear your thoughts. The questions are aimed at Brits, but if you’ve had any interesting experiences relating to this topic as a non-Brit, I’d still be interested in hearing…… Continue reading The effect of Brexit on people’s relationships – a research
Gabriella Ferenczi 