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eBERLITZ A 360° Learning Experience 2/1/2013 by Mito Mackin \| posted in Language We are pleased to present the new “eBerlitz”. Our Media Based Learning segment (MBL) has been re-named to eBerlitz. This name translates the company’s vision of a 360° learning as it reflects both our new electronic learning media and our brand. Read More (0 Comments)

Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language 8/28/2012 by Meredith Farrelly \| posted in Language At least once in your life, you probably sat in a classroom, watching the minutes tick by at an excruciatingly slow rate while your Latin teacher forced you to recite nouns in the second declension. Perhaps it was Spanish, German or Arabic class instead. In any case, your reason for learning the language in question was simple: it was an academic requirement. Too often, language learning stops there. Why would you want to relive those school days? Yet there are many compelling reasons to learn a new language. Language learning can be fun, can be tailored to suit your lifestyle and interests, and can have many benefits that you may not be aware of. Here are just a few reasons you might want to learn a new language. Read More (0 Comments)

Learning Styles for Language Learning 6/18/2012 by Shawn Scott \| posted in Language In an episode of Friends, Joey seeks help from Phoebe in learning French for an upcoming audition. Having no prior experience in language learning, he reaches out to her for help. His first line for the role is simply: “Je m’appelle Claude” (My name is Claude). After Phoebe says the line beautifully, Joey repeats the line which sounds like: “Je bloo blah blay.” After repeated attempts, he is unable to pronounce one of the basics of learning any language, and his ‘teacher’ becomes frustrated indicating that she simply cannot help him master the few lines for his audition. At one point, she goes so far to say that he simply isn’t speaking French. Read More (0 Comments)

eBERLITZ A 360° Learning Experience

2/1/2013

We are pleased to present the new “eBerlitz”. Our Media Based Learning segment (MBL) has been re-named to eBerlitz. This name translates the company’s vision of a 360° learning as it reflects both our new electronic learning media and our brand.

Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language

8/28/2012

by Meredith Farrelly | posted in Language

At least once in your life, you probably sat in a classroom, watching the minutes tick by at an excruciatingly slow rate while your Latin teacher forced you to recite nouns in the second declension. Perhaps it was Spanish, German or Arabic class instead. In any case, your reason for learning the language in question was simple: it was an academic requirement. Too often, language learning stops there. Why would you want to relive those school days? Yet there are many compelling reasons to learn a new language. Language learning can be fun, can be tailored to suit your lifestyle and interests, and can have many benefits that you may not be aware of. Here are just a few reasons you might want to learn a new language.

Learning Styles for Language Learning

6/18/2012

by Shawn Scott | posted in Language

In an episode of Friends, Joey seeks help from Phoebe in learning French for an upcoming audition. Having no prior experience in language learning, he reaches out to her for help. His first line for the role is simply: “Je m’appelle Claude” (My name is Claude). After Phoebe says the line beautifully, Joey repeats the line which sounds like: “Je bloo blah blay.” After repeated attempts, he is unable to pronounce one of the basics of learning any language, and his ‘teacher’ becomes frustrated indicating that she simply cannot help him master the few lines for his audition. At one point, she goes so far to say that he simply isn’t speaking French.