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Taking a step to success through foreign language studies

Alyson Johnson March 30, 2018

From waiting tables and scrubbing floors to hospital beds and school classrooms, multilingual speakers play a vital role in the workforce. The number of languages spoken in the U.S. has skyrocketed in...

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The advantages of the multilingual speaker

Emily Padilla January 30, 2017

Considering the world's population, there are more multilingual speakers than monolingual speakers. Research shows that those who are multilingual have an advantage in the workplace over those who are...

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon, and Green Eggs With Ham by Dr. Seuss in Spanish. Research shows that the best time to learn a new language is between ages two and thirteen. (Source: Tribune News Service) Photo credit: Tribune News Service

Children have an edge when learning new languages

Leah Higginbotham September 27, 2016

Most who've tried to learn a second language as an adult will attest to its difficulty. But why is it so hard?According to Discovery News, the ideal age to learn a second language is the sensitive period...

The Ramos family of New Rochelle, NY were an example of the hard working and honest character you find in Hispanics.(Charles Bowker / The Signpost)

Learning a language helped me fall in love

Charles Bowker September 16, 2016

"Bloque, Esto es un bloque," Spanish Professor Tom Mathews said to a room full of bright faced freshmen while holding up a small wooden block.I remember that being the first word I really learned in Spanish...

Eric Williams y Nick Chan de DHL Express hablan sobre los beneficios de su empresa en la feria de trabajo en WSU Career Fair del martes. (Abby Van Ess / The Signpost)

Ser bilingüe atrae empresas

Ezekiel Lee January 27, 2016

La feria de trabajo de Weber State atrae varios empleadores cada año que buscan universitarios de todos niveles. Esta oportunidad trajo 86 empleadores a Weber State desde centros de llamadas, ventas,...

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