Inglês no Brasil: estamos na contramão da globalização?

A BIRD GEI | Consultoria e Gestão de Idiomas tem divulgado anualmente desde 2002 a pesquisa de produtividade e índice de proficiência em inglês no Brasil realizada com funcionários inscritos em cursos patrocinados integralmente ou co-patrocinados por empresas. As pesquisas servem como benchmarking do aprendizado  e permitem que nossos stakeholders façam ajustes e direcionem seus investimentos… Read More

English Language Tests

Different prices, graduation systems, validity of test … It may be difficult sometimes to understand the differences between all the English language tests available out there. This infographic will help you have a better idea of which test would suit your profile the best by comparing them in 10 points. Source: www.topformation.fr

An Ode to English Plurals

An ode to English Plurals Attibuted to Eugenie A. Nidia We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or… Read More

LE MUR DES JE T’AIME (I love You : The Wall)

What schoolboy has not carved in his desk with his penknife the name of his first love? What teenager has not confided to the stone wall of his neighborhood the secret of an “I love you”? What couple has not engraved its initials in a heart pierced by an arrow on the bark of a… Read More

A Western style of speech perception: hearing with your eyes

Which parts of a person’s face do you look at when you listen them speak? Lip movements affect the perception of voice information from the ears when listening to someone speak, but native Japanese speakers are mostly unaffected by that part of the face. Recent research from Japan has revealed a clear difference in the… Read More

60 years of teaching Math

10 basic problems that prevent education systems from regaining its former preeminence: 1. Parents are not involved enough. 2. Schools are closing left and right.  3. Schools are overcrowded. 4. Technology comes with its downsides. 5. There is a lack of diversity in gifted education. 6. School spending is stagnant, even in improving economies. 7.… Read More