How a company in Thailand uses language-learning to gain a competitive edge

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Language barriers and cultural differences remain major obstacles to globalised trade, in a world that might not be as interconnected and integrated as we think. While cultural and linguistic diversity is what makes the world vibrant, it can also complicate communication. That is why Stuart Jay Raj, Managing Director of global tech firm NFQ’s Thailand operations, has spent decades optimising the process of learning languages. 

 

Born in Australia and of Anglo and Indian descent, he grew up between his biological family and his Chinese-Indonesian surrogate family. His multicultural upbringing put him in contact with several languages and enabled him to appreciate the potential this could have.

 

Stuart realised that speaking a language well, in a way close to that of a native speaker, could help bring down the walls that people erect between them and their interlocutor when they perceive a sense of “otherness”. His polyglot grandfather, with whom he used to spend time and learned from, would also be influential in stirring his passion for language learning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/how-a-company-in-thailand-uses-language-learning-to-gain-a-competitive-edge/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-07-17

 

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[Gottfrid]

Really! I don´t think so. Language learning for Thais? They had English in school for more than 30 years. Look how well that went.

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Line and google translate do it fo me. I await the Babel fish.