Tips and Tricks for Becoming Bilingual
If you are reading this article with relative ease, you are already fluent in one language. This being the case, you likely also have the tools necessary to acquire and become fluent in a second (or third, or fourth) language. Although the process of learning a new language is hardly as simple as recognizing your language learning potential, it is an important fact to keep in mind while navigating your way through the various language acquisition tools and aids available today. Most formally educated adults have had some form of foreign language education in school. But while many are...
Read More4 Tips That Will Change The Way You Learn Languages
Learning the local language vastly improves your social life as an expat and makes you qualified for so many more professional positions. Don’t waste another second! Start using these tips to turbocharge your language learning. 1. Find a buddy. There’s no way around it: learning a new language can be challenging. Having the support of a coworker, friend or family member can make it fun! Whether you go to classes together or practice together after work, knowing that someone else is facing the same challenges that you are can make all the difference. Just don’t be tempted to speak with...
Read MoreTop 7 Perks of Expat Living
There are so many incredible advantages to being an expat, but sometimes we forget about them and wishing ourselves back home. Print out this list and keep it in a prominent place for when you get down on your choice to be an expat. 1. You get to reinvent yourself. With each move, you get the chance to rediscover who you are. You have the power to be “the athletic one” or the “bookish one” or the “crafty one.” You can leave personality traits you don’t like behind in another country. 2. It’s almost impossible to have a lot of stuff. When you’re an expat, you’re usually moving...
Read MoreQuick Tips for Cross-Cultural Communication
One of the most common mistakes international professionals make when seeking a job in a foreign country is trying to use the same business communication tactics that worked in their home country. Unwritten communication rules are embedded in subtle societal norms that will become more apparent once you’ve familiarized yourself with the country. A good way to go about this is by viewing cultural expression on a spectrum that has Emotionally Expressive on one end, Emotionally Reserved on the other, and Variably Expressive in the middle. Option 1: Emotionally Expressive Cultures In...
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