In my early childhood, it was my dream to one day become a zookeeper and spend my days tending to a wide variety of creatures that co-inhabit our decaying planet alongside us. Life had another plan for me, however, and I began a journey that led me down the path of English and […]

  What’s up? Are you down to work? Are you ready to score that juicy deal? Be a part of a LIVE SURVEY POLL and check out the LIVE RESULTS! Almost everybody does it, and most of us do it daily: Using slang. Whether it is at home with our family, at the mall with […]

  In the past thirty-odd years, medical professions in Switzerland have undergone a distinct shift in their educational programs, daily practices, and in the politics surrounding them. One may ask themselves how a constantly evolving curriculum, ever-changing demographic of patients, and changes in the political landscape influence or alter the usage of language for medical […]

  English nowadays plays an important role insofar that it enables communication between different parties of different first languages, be it between acquaintances, inside workplaces, between different workplaces and even between workplace and clients. A typical workplace of such kind, juggling different groups and therefore using English, is the field of event management. Additionally, there […]

  As part of our English project, we decided to visit two museums in Basel and compare the English usage in those localities. The museums we visited were the Kunstmuseum and the Antikenmuseum. During our investigation we found that, despite both museums having a lot of international customers, not many signs were available in English. […]

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Basel is home to many international and global companies that use English as their business language to secure a productive internal and external communication. Although this language practice might be considered slightly challenging by some, English successfully continues to be the most used language in the corporate world. While trying to understand how this practice […]

  Is English really necessary in the workplace in Switzerland? And can those who speak English receive a higher salary? These questions come up often in my head, especially considering that English is presented in coexistence with 4 national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh when it comes to the workplaces in Switzerland. In this […]

  Have you ever had to work in together with other people on a group project? Have you ever wondered how a leader gets determined in a group-work setting? And have you ever wondered if the participants gender is relevant to leadership establishment?  If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you would […]

  Switzerland is a country of many cultures, featuring four official national languages and many more unofficial languages that are spoken each day. Large cities like Geneva, Bern, Zürich or Basel house a large number of immigrants, guest workers and transfer students, especially Basel as the city borders on Germany and France. The University of […]