Davina McCall speaks … French

Did you know that the famous Big Brother TV presenter Davina McCall is half-French? She reveals her French heritage on the BBC TV programme ‘Who do   you think you are?’.

Find out how to learn to speak French and get the French language advantage>>

Language Fun In The Sun!

The holiday season  is here again. If you are jetting off somewhere nice, you’ll get more from your time away if you learn a bit of the local language. We’ve selected the best and most innovative quick holiday language courses for beginners.   Heard of pay as you go?   This is learn as you go! Read more

Language Advantage Newsletter 2009

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July  2009

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Take the Bull by the Horns … Learn to Speak Spanish!

The Pamplona Bull Run runs from 6 – 14 July 2009 in Pamplona, Spain.     It is known as El Encierro in Spanish and takes place as part of the Fiesta de San Fermín. The Running of the Bulls was made famous by Ernest Hemingway in his account of the festival in ‘The Sun Also Rises’.   Read more

Shappi Khorsandi performs … in Persian

Did you know Iranian-born UK-raised comedienne, Shappi Khorsandi, adds sketches in Persian to some of her shows? Read more

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Daniel Meade is learning … French

Daniel Meade is learning French in the hit TV show ‘Ugly Betty’.   The storyline finds Daniel (actor Eric Mabius) as the father to Daniel Jr. (actor Julian de la Celle) – apparently through a liaison with a French model in Paris.   Neither of them can speak much of the other’s language, Read more

Sweden Takes Over The EU Presidency

On 1 July 2009, Sweden takes over the presidency of the European Union and its first request is that the governments of the EU tackle climate change head on. However, with the current economic climate, this will be quite a challenge.

If you’ll be attending many of the planned events in Sweden or following the proceedings, you needn’t worry about the language.   Read more

Get British Businesses Exporting

The British Chamber of Commerce’s recent survey on international trade has picked up on the lack of strategic behaviour exhibited by many companies when exporting. The survey found most companies were exporting because they had been approached by their customers (58%), or by an agent or distributor (19%). Read more

ipod & mp3 Earworms Rapid French Volumes 1 & 2

I tried out Volumes 1 & 2 of The Earworms Rapid French language courses – and downloaded them to my mp3 player.   This is a new learning experience for me – both having the French course on my mp3 player, as well as learning a language through the use of music. Read more