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The foreign language learning landscape in the EU

At Gymglish, we are passionate about learning languages. We strive to make learning as fun and easy as possible.

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The European language landscape: a tour of the German language

While there is a strategic interest in learning European languages, necessity is far from being the only guarantee of their sustainability: they have many other assets that justify their expansion worldwide.

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5 English – Italian false friends that will betray you when you least expect it.

Keep your friends close but your enemies closer – that’s what any sensible person with a ton of enemies would say.

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“Tomorrow’s learners will seek out hybrid learning methods.” – Seppe Gérimont, Language Teams, Gymglish partner

Founded in 2021, Language Teams is a language school offering online, on-site and business language courses for adults.

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Corporate training – No train, no gain

When asked to write about trains, I immediately put on my conductor hat and yelled “choo choo!”. After my assistant told me that it was a different type of “train”, I nearly fired her on the spot. Now I’m feeling calmer, and though I’m still wearing my conductor hat (and nothing else), I’m ready to […]

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The European language landscape: a tour of the Spanish language

With 500 million speakers, Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world.

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5 songs to fine tune your Italian

If you’re in the process of learning Italian, you might need a little break from your grammar book, and we can hardly blame you. We can blame you a little though.

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Studied vs. spoken languages: what are the differences?

You might think that the most widely studied languages in the world are also the most spoken. Or that they are the most represented in schools. This is not always the case.

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April first – The most appropriate day to pity fools

Why is April 1st a special day? What makes it different from the other 364 days of the year that we can barely get through? We’re going to tell you, but warning, know that this day makes fools of us all.

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A brief history of slang

At Gymglish we love historical facts, both alternative and actual fact facts. You may recall our article on the history of the word “fuck” – Google Analytics showed us that you at least read the headline, there’s no use in denying it.

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The European language landscape: a tour of the French language

When it comes to linguistic diversity, Europe may appear to be a poor performer at first glance. In terms of indigenous languages, it accounts for only 3% of the world’s spoken languages, a percentage that pales in comparison to 30% for Africa or Asia.

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Review : languages in the world

How many languages do you think exist in the world? 500? 999? 3,456? Ethnologists have established that there are currently around 7,100, and that is without counting dialects and variants.

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The European language landscape: a tour of the English language

Although English is far from being the most common mother tongue globally, it enjoys the status of an international language. Spoken by nearly 1 billion people, it is the most widely learned foreign language in the world.

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5 untranslatable German words demystified

While German is often considered one of the toughest languages to learn, you’ll be relieved to know that both German and English are more closely linked than you might think.

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5 movies to learn Italian

You’ve finally decided to learn Italian. Congratulazioni are in order. But rumor has it you’re already tired of Italian grammar? Thankfully, you can immerse yourself in Italian cinema.

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Beer, flies and train stations – 5 German expressions that will surprise and delight you

Learning German is more than mastering most complex grammar modules and verb tenses.

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How to run the perfect meeting

I’ve often said that meetings are like the pigeons in my office – there are too many of them and some of them make me cry.

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5 Spanish expressions to learn rápido

Does learning Spanish go beyond tapas, sensual flamenco moves and afternoon siestas? Hard to say, but we’re going to go with sí.

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Hearing – The Word of the Month for March 2022

Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. See more at The Word of the Month.

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Loom – The Word of the Month for February 2022

Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. See more at The Word of the Month.

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SUPPLY – The Word of the Month for January 2022

Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. See more at The Word of the Month.