City Lingual Magazine

Acquiring another language isn’t just about learning one word for another – there’s a whole way of life that comes with each mode of parlance that is both fascinating and enriching to explore. Discover how increasing your cultural knowledge can change the way you see the world and facilitate friendships in both social and professional situations… … Read More

When you embark upon learning a language, you’d expect there to be a positive effect on your communication skills and cultural understanding. But what’s less well known is how being bilingual can also be beneficial for the brain: helping you to focus and multi-task, and even delaying cognitive decline and dementia. Here are just a few of the ways it can have an invigorating impact on the mind… … Read More

When English is so widely spoken, it’s easy to assume there’s no need to learn another language – especially now translation software can decode a document in an instant. However, the lack of workplace language skills in the UK is thought to be costing the economy almost £50 billion a year in lost contracts, according to government figures. Here’s why being multilingual can make all the difference to your company and career… … Read More