Great news from the Gilberdyke and District Leisure Association, who successfully applied to Language is Everything last year for an award from our community fund. The award has enabled the Association to finance the verti draining of the Ings View sports field (see photo).
07 October 2008
03 October 2008
Itchy knee (2)
The answer to the question we set earlier this week (see below) is: "one, two" sounds just like "itchy, knee" in Japanese.
Catching up on other news, Carolyn Burgess (our chief exec) spoke recently at the official launch of the Routes into Languages Yorkshire and The Humber Regional Consortium.
Routes into Languages is a three-year, government-funded programme to increase the uptake of languages from schools to university.
Carolyn gave a presentation entitled "A different language is a different vision of life" (which is a quote from Federico Fellini, the late Italian film-maker). The question Carolyn asked was: does the language we speak affect the way we see the world?
29 September 2008
Itchy knee?
Dawn Bowes, our senior account manager, celebrated last Friday's European Day of Languages with a visit to Carlton in Snaith Community School.
She taught 160 children (and their parents) to count from one to ten in a language where "one, two" sounds just like "itchy, knee". Our question for readers of this blog is: what was the language?
19 September 2008
Supporting the fight against dementia
As vice-president of the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce, Carolyn Burgess (who's also our chief exec) has visited Michael James Opticians in Goole to support a two-day fundraising event for the Alzheimer's Society.
Our photo shows (from right) Carolyn with Karen Haase (from Michael James Opticians), the elephant mascot and Gill Allatt (both from the Alzheimer's Society).
Meanwhile, in other news, Carolyn has chaired a Chamber of Commerce/Environment Agency seminar on the business risks of flooding. The article below is from the Hull Daily Mail.
16 September 2008
10 things you didn't know about the World Trade Centre
In the latest of our regular series, here are ten things you (probably) didn't know about the World Trade Centre Hull & Humber.
1. The World Trade Centre Hull & Humber is part of a network of 302 World Trade Centres in 91 countries.
2. What is a World Trade Centre? "What makes us so special is that we know people who know people everywhere," says Ousama Ghannoum of the WTC Abu Dhabi.
3. The World Trade Centre Hull & Humber brings a wide range of expertise under one roof: its partners include UK Trade & Investment, the University of Hull and Yorkshire Forward.
4. The WTC movement began in 1970 with four 'pioneer' World Trade Centres in Houston, New Orleans, New York and Tokyo.
5. The World Trade Centre Hull & Humber is a hub for companies large and small — it's a place to meet, network, learn and do business.
6. When President FW de Klerk sat down for talks with Nelson Mandela in 1990, the two men chose the only neutral venue they could agree on: the World Trade Centre Johannesburg.
7. Language is Everything became an official partner of the World Trade Centre Hull & Humber in June 2008. (You can read more about this here.)
8. Today, the World Trade Centre network extends to such unlikely cities as Havana, Kabul and Pyongyang.
9. The World Trade Centre Hull & Humber offers state-of-the-art meeting and conference facilities, from its business lounge to its hot-desking area.
10. The founder of the World Trade Centres Association, Guy Tozzoli, has been nominated for a Nobel peace prize by, among others, Mikhail Gorbachev.
01 September 2008
European Day of Languages 2008
Coming up this month: 26th September is the 8th European Day of Languages, an annual event organised by the Council of Europe. The aim of the day is to celebrate linguistic diversity, plurilingualism and lifelong language learning. You can find out more here.
This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, which is designed to protect and promote regional and minority languages.
2008 is also the UNESCO International Year of Languages, part of a campaign to promote and protect all languages, particularly endangered languages. You can read more about UNESCO's work here.
26 August 2008
Congratulations, Tanith
Language is Everything is delighted to announce that 18-year-old Tanith Reay, a member of our operations team, has been awarded a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) at level 2 in customer service.
Tanith has been working towards her NVQ with East Riding Training Services (ERTS), which is part of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. ERTS was established in 1982 to provide training for people between the ages of 16 and 25.
The key points covered by the NVQ include the legal responsibilities of customer service professionals, and legislation relating to confidentiality and security.
Our picture shows Tanith with Carol Curtis (our managing director) just after she had been awarded her certificates.
"I've been working for Language is Everything for just over a year, and doing NVQ training every two weeks," said Tanith. "I was never sure exactly what I wanted to do, but I'm really happy I chose this NVQ."
12 August 2008
31 July 2008
Understanding customers key to global trade
The Hull Daily Mail has run a feature about us teaming up with the World Trade Centre Hull & Humber. Please click on the image to open a larger version in a new window.
28 July 2008
Looking to the future (2)
Another highlight from Business Stream, Hull & Humber's groundbreaking broadband TV station: Carolyn Burgess (our chief exec) chairs Goole 2028, a regional summit meting that looks 20 years into the future. Watch it here.