This is a very interesting TEDx Talk about the “benefits of a bilingual brain” by Mia Nacamulli. – I only would like to point out that grown ups usually learn a new language in a very “conventional” way, which is rule-based (i.e. using books, learning grammar first), what leads to using one side of the […]
Continue readingAuthor Archive: Ute Limacher
What you need to know before embarking on an expat journey…
When my parents left their home towns in the late 50ies they thought that they would spend a few years abroad and then return home, find another job, have kids… but life had other plans. They didn’t know they would embark on a 35 year expat journey. After almost a year in Belgium they moved […]
Continue readingWhat contributes to a successful expatriation
In a study about what contributes to a successful expatriation (alas, no longer available), employees were asked about the types of support they received during and after their assignment in areas such as language training, job skills training, cultural training, and repatriation. Most of the subjects answered that they didn’t get any support in these areas. […]
Continue readingFacts about Switzerland
Would you like to know some facts about Switzerland, this great country in the very heart of Europe?
Continue reading
Multilingual Switzerland
I’ve often been asked if I was able to talk Swiss, as I’ve lived there for a long time. Even if this kind of comment seems funny to those who live in or close to Switzerland, it is quite a common assumption among people coming from other continents, that Swiss talk Swiss, like Swedish […]
Continue reading