Happy Easter from the Regional Language Network!

Business Language Champions Website Launch!

March marks the launch of the brand new Business Language Champions website, with schools and businesses encouraged to take full advantage of the opportunities provided by the Language Champions project.

Funded by the Regional Language Network and assisted by Education Business Connections, the Language for Leisure project aims to enhance language and employability skills in young learners across the North East, with ten teams of schools and businesses already combining to develop the use of foreign languages in an everyday context.

Language Champions who want to get involved should check out the website; find out about related news and events, discuss languages in the forums or plot yourself on the member map and become part of the Business Language Community, doing your bit for foreign language learning in the region.

To find out more, visit www.businesslanguagechampions.co.uk

Easter across the world

North East Exporters Awards

With Easter around the corner and the end of Lent fast approaching, what’s top of the menu for family feasts across Europe?

As an important Christian festival in many countries, food eaten at Easter takes on a spiritual significance; from Mageiritsa soup in Greece to Paskha pyramid cheesecake in Russia and Slovakia, and not forgetting the brightly coloured and decorated eggs eaten across the continent, there’s a wealth of delicious dishes to try this year.

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The hunt is on to find the North East's top export champions as nominations are sought for the North East Exporters Awards 2009, to recognise the individuals who have achieved the most for their companies in pursuit of export business.

If you or your company have displayed exceptional skills in the international market, then why not enter the Export Communicator Award, sponsored by the Regional Language Network and One Northeast.

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Greater Success in International Business

Community Language Conference

Learn more about how overcoming language and cultural barriers and incorporating language strategies can help your business with this International Trading event from the RLN.

Find out about communications on a global scale and explore exporting on the 26th of March at St James' Park, Newcastle.

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A national conference taking place in Southampton in July will explore the benefits for children and teenagers of being able to speak a language other than English.

Although 300 languages are spoken in London alone, many young people are unaware of the benefits that their language skills can bring them, both now and later in life.

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Recommended Language Podcasts

UKTI Case Study: Welbeck Design

Enjoy languages on the move with recommended podcasts from the Regional Language Network.

Whether you're a beginner just starting out with conversational vocabulary or an international trader seeking to explore new markets, these downloadable podcasts mean you can carry a language lesson with you, wherever you go.

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A Northumberland firm is expanding after making its mark in China with the help of UK Trade & Investment.

Welbeck Design, an award winning creative consultancy, explored overseas markets and found a formula that worked for them by expanding into the Chinese design market.

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