Travel and Expat Articles about english - Expatify https://www.expatify.com Travel & Expat Lifestyle Magazine Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:07:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 https://www.expatify.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-expatify-site-logo-32x32.png Travel and Expat Articles about english - Expatify https://www.expatify.com 32 32 Being an expat in a country with an obscure language is easier than you might think https://www.expatify.com/advice/being-an-expat-in-a-country-with-an-obscure-language-is-easier-than-you-might-think.html https://www.expatify.com/advice/being-an-expat-in-a-country-with-an-obscure-language-is-easier-than-you-might-think.html#respond Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:45:17 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=8513 There’s an interesting paradox about languages and travel that surprised me when I learned it and I’m sure I’m not alone. It actually makes perfect sense when you think about it even for a bit, but I don’t imagine many people think about it until they have to. The short version is that the more […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/advice/being-an-expat-in-a-country-with-an-obscure-language-is-easier-than-you-might-think.html/feed 0 Motivation (usually financial) is the key to learning a new language https://www.expatify.com/advice/motivation-usually-financial-is-the-key-to-learning-a-new-language.html https://www.expatify.com/advice/motivation-usually-financial-is-the-key-to-learning-a-new-language.html#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:41:09 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7656 Becoming at least somewhat fluent in the local language where you live is such a huge issue that we’ve been discussing it a lot here lately. It would be hard to argue that one’s chances of feeling welcome and happy in a new country are closely tied to their ability to speak to the locals, […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/advice/motivation-usually-financial-is-the-key-to-learning-a-new-language.html/feed 1 Getting a job teaching English is easier than you might think https://www.expatify.com/advice/getting-a-job-teaching-english-is-easier-than-you-might-think.html https://www.expatify.com/advice/getting-a-job-teaching-english-is-easier-than-you-might-think.html#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:56:45 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7474 You are probably aware that “teaching English” is a huge industry almost the world around, and also that it’s the most popular profession of those who work abroad while traveling. Until you actually make your way around the world, particularly through Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, you might assume that skilled English teachers […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/advice/getting-a-job-teaching-english-is-easier-than-you-might-think.html/feed 3 Breaking out of the English-language expat bubble https://www.expatify.com/advice/breaking-out-of-the-english-language-expat-bubble.html https://www.expatify.com/advice/breaking-out-of-the-english-language-expat-bubble.html#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:09:11 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7421 It seems possible to get by nearly anywhere in the world knowing no other language than English. This situation has opened up the globe to those of us fluent in English and it’s made us native-English speakers even more welcome in some unusual ways. But for the expat, it seems the temptation to just stick […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/advice/breaking-out-of-the-english-language-expat-bubble.html/feed 1 Learning the Languages of Hong Kong https://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/learning-the-languages-of-hong-kong.html https://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/learning-the-languages-of-hong-kong.html#respond Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:06:22 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7062 In Hong Kong, English and Chinese are the official languages. As there is a wide-ranged population of expatriates, several others are spoken. Hong Kong is considered to be “biliterate and trilingual.” This means that Standard Cantonese, Standard Mandarin and English are all of the same status. All of the road and government signs in Hong […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/learning-the-languages-of-hong-kong.html/feed 0 Learning the Languages of Nigeria https://www.expatify.com/nigeria/learning-the-languages-of-nigeria.html https://www.expatify.com/nigeria/learning-the-languages-of-nigeria.html#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:55:50 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=6943 Nigeria has an immense diversity of languages. There are currently 510 different languages that are cataloged. Many people in ethnic groups speak at least two languages. As 75% of Nigeria’s population is rural, lots of these tribal languages are widely preserved in the present day. English English, the country’s former colonial language, takes the role as […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/nigeria/learning-the-languages-of-nigeria.html/feed 7 Learning the Languages of Brunei https://www.expatify.com/brunei/learning-the-languages-of-brunei.html https://www.expatify.com/brunei/learning-the-languages-of-brunei.html#respond Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:29:46 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=6830 Brunei is a tiny sovereign state that is situated on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is a very wealthy and developed country with almost 400,000 residents. Malay and English are the most mainstream languages in Brunei, and people can get by just knowing these two. However, a few other languages definitely have […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/ireland/learning-the-languages-of-ireland.html/feed 1 Learning the Languages of Belize https://www.expatify.com/belize/learning-the-languages-of-belize.html https://www.expatify.com/belize/learning-the-languages-of-belize.html#respond Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:45:02 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=5745 Belize is a tiny country in Central America with a diverse array of languages. About 62% of the people in Belize are considered bilingual or trilingual. English English is the official language of Belize. This is because Belize was a British colony, rather than a Spanish one. Though the official language, only about 5% of […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/belize/learning-the-languages-of-belize.html/feed 0 Learning the Languages of Turkey https://www.expatify.com/turkey/learning-the-languages-of-turkey.html https://www.expatify.com/turkey/learning-the-languages-of-turkey.html#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 20:30:38 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=5353 Turkish Turkish is the main and official language of Turkey. This language has roots in Central Asia, and its modern form evolved largely out of the Ottoman language. When Ataturk reformed Turkey in the 1920s, one of the modernization efforts was replacing the Ottoman script with the Latin alphabet, which is used today. Outside of […]

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