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The strange and wonderful world of English idioms

Do you know when in your language you use an expression that, when read literally, seems to make no sense at all, or it’s used to express another meaning altogether? That expression is an idiom or ... (more...)

1:1 and Small Group Online English Courses

Here's an article about something we're doing more of. Teaching. Online. While much of our work in the last 2 years has focused on producing online language learning materials - especially for ... (more...)

Language Mobile Apps - Advantages and disadvantages of learning a new language via Mobile App

Learning languages are great - I think we can all agree with that. But if you decide to learn a new language the next question is how? Nowadays there are a lot of different ways to learn a language: ... (more...)

10 Useful Academic IELTS Reading Resources

The IELTS exam is perhaps the most widely taken international English language test. Over 2.5 million people sit the test every year from around the world. IELTS is recognised by universities, ... (more...)

Brexit: the Outlook for EU Nurses and Doctors

At SLC, we are proud to have been working with hundreds of EU nurses and doctors coming to work in the UK, either through our online Medical English courses or through our IELTS test preparation ... (more...)

Interview with Virginia Allum - author of SLC's Online Medical English Courses PART II

Welcome to part II of the interview with Virginia Allum, head of SLC's Medical English courses and lead Medical English consultant. In addition to being a lecturer in English for Medical Purposes, ... (more...)

Interview with Virginia Allum - author of SLC's Online Medical English Courses PART I

Virginia Allum is the head of SLC's Medical English courses and lead Medical English consultant. In addition to this, she is also a lecturer in English for Medical Purposes, a Medical English teacher ... (more...)

Are Today’s Learning and Development Professionals Creators or Curators?

There's a lot of it about. Everywhere you look. Training. Leadership development, customer service, management, sales, business writing, team work, giving presentations, strategy, negotiation, ... (more...)

3 Unbeatable Advantages of Being Bilingual

❝You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.❞ ‒Geoffrey Willans Communication is key, and languages are important precisely for this reason, to share our thoughts and ... (more...)

Top 5 eLearning Trends For 2016

According to an article on Mail Online, the average person spends 8 hours and 41 minutes on electronic devices each day. Considering that 6-8 hours are used to sleep and the remaining are taken up ... (more...)

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