https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com Explore our blog covering topics such as Erasmus+, English Teaching Resources, Student Stories and News, and Mastering English communication. en Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:14:15 GMT 2026-01-22T11:14:15Z en https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/social-skills-first-beyond-digital-literacy <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/social-skills-first-beyond-digital-literacy?hsLang=en" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/hubfs/SocialSkills.png" alt="social skills first" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p style="margin-top: 13pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Although we live in the most connected era in history, research indicates a decline in social skills, rising loneliness, and ebbing interpersonal skills among young people. Harvard and EU studies point to an overall decline in social skills. As European educators focus on skill training, the pressing need to promote social skills, core to all other competencies, has never been greater. While promoting digital skills must be a priority, people will always struggle in all areas of life without social competencies and intelligence. This article examines issues surrounding social skills in education, business, and beyond. </span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/social-skills-first-beyond-digital-literacy?hsLang=en" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/hubfs/SocialSkills.png" alt="social skills first" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p style="margin-top: 13pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Although we live in the most connected era in history, research indicates a decline in social skills, rising loneliness, and ebbing interpersonal skills among young people. Harvard and EU studies point to an overall decline in social skills. As European educators focus on skill training, the pressing need to promote social skills, core to all other competencies, has never been greater. While promoting digital skills must be a priority, people will always struggle in all areas of life without social competencies and intelligence. This article examines issues surrounding social skills in education, business, and beyond. </span></p> <img src="https://track-eu1.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=144793173&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.atlanticlanguage.com%2Fsocial-skills-first-beyond-digital-literacy&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.atlanticlanguage.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:15:30 GMT https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/social-skills-first-beyond-digital-literacy 2026-01-20T12:15:30Z Anita Alig https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/how-to-improve-your-english-listening-skills <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/how-to-improve-your-english-listening-skills?hsLang=en" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/7.jpg" alt="How to Improve Your English Listening Skills Quickly" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In my role as a teacher here at the Atlantic Centre of Education, I have heard students say time and time again that they want to improve their listening skills because it is such an important factor in learning English.&nbsp;Attending lessons in school with native English speakers is the best way to improve your listening skills. However, sometimes this is not possible.</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/how-to-improve-your-english-listening-skills?hsLang=en" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/7.jpg" alt="How to Improve Your English Listening Skills Quickly" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In my role as a teacher here at the Atlantic Centre of Education, I have heard students say time and time again that they want to improve their listening skills because it is such an important factor in learning English.&nbsp;Attending lessons in school with native English speakers is the best way to improve your listening skills. However, sometimes this is not possible.</p> <img src="https://track-eu1.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=144793173&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.atlanticlanguage.com%2Fhow-to-improve-your-english-listening-skills&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.atlanticlanguage.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Master English Communication Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:20:32 GMT https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/how-to-improve-your-english-listening-skills 2025-12-09T18:20:32Z Barry Gilmartin https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/german-phd-students-join-erasmus-programme-and-share-fascinating-insights-into-biodiversity-in-farming <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/german-phd-students-join-erasmus-programme-and-share-fascinating-insights-into-biodiversity-in-farming?hsLang=en" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DebSan-e1733143081323.jpg" alt="biodiversity explored in Galway" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div style="height:100px" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/german-phd-students-join-erasmus-programme-and-share-fascinating-insights-into-biodiversity-in-farming?hsLang=en" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.atlanticlanguage.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DebSan-e1733143081323.jpg" alt="biodiversity explored in Galway" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div style="height:100px" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <img src="https://track-eu1.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=144793173&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.atlanticlanguage.com%2Fgerman-phd-students-join-erasmus-programme-and-share-fascinating-insights-into-biodiversity-in-farming&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.atlanticlanguage.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; 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