by Nathalie Danon | Jun 17, 2013 | Benefiting Business, Latest News, Learn a Language
Can you imagine being banned from speaking English to a colleague in the workplace? Well in New Mexico, two Spanish workers are claiming Whole Foods Market banned them from speaking their mother tongue creating a major headache for the American chain. However, as this...
by Nathalie Danon | Jun 11, 2013 | Benefiting Business, Latest News, Learn a Language
We teach a variety of languages here at The VICI Language Academy in Newbury, West Berkshire and perhaps not surprisingly to teach a foreign language you need to be fluent in that language. This is always going to be a job requirement and we are proud that for many of...
by | May 15, 2013 | Benefiting Business, Latest News, Learn a Language
– Would you recognise a warning sign? – Understand an important safety message? if it were not in your native tongue? This is a dilemma faced by migrant workers every day here in the UK and for obvious reasons it needs to be addressed and there is...
by Nathalie Danon | Jan 22, 2013 | Benefiting Business, Bilingualism in Children, Latest News, Learn a Language
Whether a businessman or a tourist, one of the first phrases anyone wants to learn before travelling to a foreign country is how to ask for a coffee – so perhaps not surprising that Cappuccinos, Lattes and Americanos will be at the ready, just for you, from 9am this...
by Nathalie Danon | Dec 5, 2012 | Benefiting Business, Latest News, Learn a Language
Having been in the language industry for 10 years, I have watched things evolve quite drastically. English is the international language; no one will contest this. However, the rest of the world now speaks English; speaking English is therefore no longer (in my...
by Nathalie Danon | Nov 16, 2012 | Benefiting Business, Bilingualism in Children, Charity Work, Latest News, Learn a Language, Uncategorized
As a matter of fact, I told my sister, who always knew she wanted to teach that I really didn’t understand her motives. ‘It’s quite boring, Steph, it doesn’t even pay well. Oh okay, you’ll get lots of holiday.’ Then, one day, I...
