It’s well-known that being bilingual has obvious advantages. Some of which are that it allows you to take advantage of new experiences new conversations. But in recent years, psychology researchers have demonstrated some less obvious advantages of bilingualism, too. For instance, bilingual children may enjoy certain cognitive benefits, such as improved executive function — which is critical for problem solving […]
Continue readingACTFL Receives ACE Recommendations for Two New Tests!
LTI is happy to report that ACTFL has once again received credit recommendations by The American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE) for the following: OPI, OPIC, WPT and for the first time, both the Reading and Listening Proficiency Tests (RPT and LPT). “ACTFL is extremely pleased with the renewal of college credit recommendations for ACTFL speaking […]
Continue readingCREDU, Parent Company of LTI, Re-brands as Multicampus
Credu, our parent company, has undergone a re-branding that will change its official corporate name to Multicampus Co., Ltd. effective March 11, 2016. Credu however, will remain as a brand name in the online education division of Multicampus. The name change and re-brand comes over a period of time that saw the acquisitions and partnering of Foreign […]
Continue readingThe Language Trend in Future Global Markets
Research by the Modern Language Association indicates that the number of American students who learned a language other than English decreased by about 100,000 between 2009 and 2013. So what does this mean exactly? For starters, it means the demand for multilingual employees is rising. This trend has made the need for language testing across many markets […]
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