By: Izabella Klein Spanish and Portuguese are very similar in many ways. This could be an advantage if someone already speaks Spanish and decides to take Portuguese online classes. They are both neo-Latin languages with an enormous amount of words …
What Can We Do to Prepare High School Students for College Admissions in a Time of Uncertainty? -Dr. Karyn Koven, Founder, LanguageBird May 2020 Recent, rapid changes to the college admissions landscape, Covid-19, quick unanticipated moves online, altered schedules, uncertainty …
Learning another language is not only a fun, educational activity but also one that can open doors to a variety of future careers. Knowing a foreign language can provide a competitive edge, elevating one job candidate over others. While anyone …
By Marwa Turki, LanguageBird’s Instructor The demand for speakers of Arabic has increased in the past decade because of US military engagement in the Middle East and North Africa. Arabic is also one of the world’s most widely spoken languages. …
World language credits are not only a curriculum requirement for a high school diploma, but they are also a necessity when applying for top universities and scholarships. For student-athletes who must balance a rigorous training and competition schedule, NCAA accredited …
Yasmine Martinet, LanguageBird French Instructor My 86-year old grandma lives in Paris and has been living with social distancing for over two weeks. Social distancing in France has been extremely strict. I was talking with her a couple of days …
Yasmine Martinet, LanguageBird French Instructor One of the very interesting themes that have risen in the media and in people’s daily lives during those odd times of ours, is the « new » phenomenon of remote schooling. It was mostly …
COVID-19 has impacted all areas of life, catching the world off-guard. You and your child are spending a lot more time at home than you usually do, and if you’re like a lot of other parents, you’re looking for ways …
Chattopadhyay, Kushal. “Why? – The Benefits of Learning German”. Das Fernweh. 20 Mar. 2020, kushalc2875.wixsite.com/dasfernweh/post/why-the-benefits-of-learning-german Why should I learn German? Why should I be motivated to grasp the language? It turns out, German isn’t that hard and that much of …
Have you ever watched a television show or a news report and noticed a sign language interpreter? Have you been to a concert and seen someone interpret a song into sign language and thought, “How beautiful!”? Perhaps you’ve gone to …