Culture & Language
Cross-cultural and language training is now considered essential preparation for any international assignment, benefiting both the individual and the employer. However, ‘culture shock’ – which adds to the pressure on an employee who might already be coping with the demands of a new job, and can also affect accompanying family members – may lead to assignment failure. This is disruptive for the family, and costly for the company. The up-to-the-minute international business, culture and language news in this section can help you navigate the highs and lows of corporate relocation.
Latest Culture & Language Features
Speaking beyond borders
Languages can give students confidence, identity and a greater understanding of each other in today’s shifting political and cultural landscape. Ledetta Asfa-Wossen reports.
Culture
The Importance of Home Language Maintenance
ICS London discuss why maintaining and developing students’ home language(s) is important for many reasons such as culture and identity, cognitive benefits and learning other languages.
Oxford ‘Top UK city to live and work’
Cities in the southern half of England once again dominate this year's rankings of the best places to live and work in the UK.
The benefits of a bilingual education for children and opportunities for life
Discover the huge advantages of a bilingual or multilingual education for children of all ages to help parents make important school choices.
Language
Congratulations to 2023’s Think Global People and Relocate Awards winners
Celebrating excellence across global people management and mobility arenas, the ground-breaking Innovation Festival for Global Working played host to this year’s exceptional Think Global People and Relocate Awards ceremony.
Which country makes it easiest to learn a new language?
During Relocate Global’s Great International Education and Schools’ Fair and ECIS' Multilingual Week, new research from Preply shows which countries offer the best environment for language learning.
Languages: opening a world of opportunities
Learning a new language is one of the first – and greatest – challenges of relocating to another country. We look at the opportunities that it provides and find out how some of the UK’s top independent schools approach language teaching.
