Which learning style suits you? Each of us has his or her preferred learning method, which is determined by our cultural and educational background and our personality. Linguists have categorized different learning styles into different perceptual styles: visual, tactile and kinesthetic and auditory learning. Visual learning (learning through vision) If you find it confusing, to [...]
Welcher Lernstil passt zu Ihnen?
Jeder von uns hat seine bevorzugte Lernmethode, die von unserem kulturellen und schulischen Hintergrund und unserer Persönlichkeit bestimmt werden. Sprachforscher haben verschiedene Lernstile in unterschiedliche Wahrnehmungsstile kategorisiert: visuelles, taktiles und kinästhetisches und auditives Lernen. Visuelles Lernen (Lernen durch Schauen) Wenn Sie Texte googeln, um ein Lied auswendig zu lernen, oder Leute, die Hörbücher anhören, anstatt [...]
The best Apps you can use to learn a language quickly
It does not matter whether you are planning a holiday, taking exams or simply want to learn something new, this is always a good time to learn a new language. You can buy books, listen to CDs for hours or take an online course. But you can also use Apps conveniently from your mobile phone [...]
The reasons why you should still learn a language in old age
For most Millennia as well as children and young people of Generation Z, what seems quite normal is rather unusual for many people of older age groups: Not everyone has had the opportunity to learn one or even two foreign languages at school - and possibly to still further develop them in an exchange year [...]
The German dialects and how they came into being.
In this blog article we shall not traverse to distant countries, rather we shall remain in Germany. As you know, our translation agency Multilingual Office is located in Essen and thus in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. A wide variety of dialects are spoken here, from Kölsch to the Münsterländer-Platt. All those who have [...]
Professional Tips for Interpreters – How to Most Effectively Improve and Expand Your Language Skills
Not everyone finds it easy to learn languages. Others, on the other hand, literally seem to absorb words in foreign languages as if it were the easiest thing in the world. And yet we all once learned a language from scratch and have a perfect command of it: our mother tongue. Scientists assume that [...]
Endangered Languages and How to Preserve Them
For us, language and speech (speaking) are usually not topics about which we often bother ourselves much in our everyday lives. We communicate with our fellow human beings, laugh at linguistic jokes (wit and puns) and ponder over correct spellings. Some words have double meanings, e.g. the bank, the blaze or the lens. There are [...]
How did the languages of our world come to being?
Our translation agency Multilingual Office in Essen deals with languages from all over the world every day. We support our customers in communicating with each other. Language is so much more than mere spoken words. There are entire cultures behind it! This is something our interpreters and translators are certainly able to confirm. They are [...]
The Mоѕt Important Business Lаnguаgеѕ іn the Glоbаl Market.
Whіlе Englіѕh remains thе mоѕt рrеvаlеnt language іn buѕіnеѕѕ—undеrѕtооd bу about a third оf the wоrld'ѕ population—a number оf оthеr lаnguаgеѕ аrе bесоmіng juѕt аѕ сrіtісаl for competing іn thе glоbаl mаrkеtрlасе. Evеn with the explosive grоwth оf Wеb technology аnd іtѕ аbіlіtу to trаnѕlаtе written tеxt on thе flу, уоu аrе ѕtіll at a [...]
Why is learning a foreign language good for your brain
Understanding lаnguаgе is оnе of thе hardest thіngѕ уоur brаіn dоеѕ. Thе benefits оf lеаrnіng a ѕесоnd lаnguаgе ѕееm, in fact, tо bе рrороrtіоnаl tо the еffоrt expended bу thе brаіn. Bесаuѕе lаnguаgе is соmрlеx, ѕреаkіng or lеаrnіng a fоrеіgn lаnguаgе gіvеѕ уоur brain a gооd workout. It is hаrd tо bеlіеvе nоw, but thеrе [...]