11 APR 2022 · As the face of international business changes, so do the languages used to communicate. From professional networking and academic collaboration to transport and traveling, the business world requires business owners to use different languages in order to scale up their companies.

4 APR 2022 · Nigeria In November 2014, when Boko Haram forces occupied the north-eastern Nigerian border town of Damasak, in Borno State, the population fled north into Niger.

28 MAR 2022 · For anyone pursuing a career in corporate finance, it can be important to include your level of language fluency on your resume and job application. There are five language proficiency levels, and many employers require at least level three, which is essentially a professional (functional) working proficiency level. This guide will discuss the five levels in more detail to ensure you have the appropriate one listed on your resume.

21 FEB 2022 · When we say that someone ’speaks‘ a language fluently, we usually mean that they have a high level in all four skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing. But, as any teacher knows, learners often have strengths or weaknesses in particular skills, and in some cases can achieve high levels in, for example, reading and writing, while not being able to speak or listen at a comparable level.

16 FEB 2022 · We know for sure that doing business in the language of your client is one of the keys to international business success. Overseas consumers are increasingly demanding information in their own language - 60% of online consumers rarely or never buy from English-only websites. Also consider that 72.4% are more likely to buy products that have information available in their native language.

16 FEB 2022 · Have you ever wondered which are the most spoken languages in the world? Although there are currently more than 7,000 languages, only 23 cover more than half of the world's population.

16 FEB 2022 · The languages of Nigeria are classified into three broad linguistic groups: Niger-Congo, Nilo-Saharan, and Afro-Asiatic. The huge Niger-Congo group is further subdivided into nine major branches, including the Kwa subgroup, spoken in the extreme southwestern corner of the country;

16 FEB 2022 · Languages are taught in language departments and / or commissioned from external institutions (outsourced). In many universities, language departments or language centres also offer language courses to non‐specialist students. It is common for specialist students to be taught within an academic language department while non‐specialist students are more likely to be taught by language centre staff.