In 1999, UNESCO proclaimed February 21 as International Mother Language Day to promote cultural diversity and multilingualism across the globe. With more and more global citizens becoming bilingual or multilingual, early childhood research shows that many immigrants are slowly losing their native...

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Interracial relationships and marriages are on the rise in both the U.S. and U.K. In addition, the majority of these couples have different native languages. But despite the occasional miscommunication—as all partners sometimes experience—being in an multilingual relationship has its fair share o...

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An early start to language learning has been shown to enhance cognitive flexibility, thus helping children become better communicators and creative thinkers. It also offers the potential for broadening a child’s horizons later in life. As a result, a 2009 study shows that one in five parents-to-b...

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This is a guest post written by a Gengo translator. Today’s translation business has incorporated new forms of media, the most innovative one being the video game. Since the early 1990s and the advent of the first cheap game consoles, when titles began reaching a broader audience, localizer...

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This is a guest post written by a Gengo translator. Almost six years ago, I found myself fresh out of college stepping off a plane in Tokyo to start my first “real” job as an English teacher. I believed that, within a year, I was going to teach myself enough Japanese to be able to […]

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Halloween, also known as All Hallows’ Eve or All Saints’ Eve, is an annual celebration held on October 31. Typical festive activities in most Western cultures include trick-or-treating, attending fancy dress parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns, lighting bonfires, pla...

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