The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed OPINION: Your personality changes when you speak another language, but that’s not always a bad thing Does your personality really change when speaking another language? Are people more comfortable expressing emotions in certain languages and can understanding the emotional shift actually help with language learning? Language professors Mari Mar Boillos Pereira and Ana Blanco Canales explore the latest research. https://www.thelocal.ch/20241206/opinion-your-personality-changes-when-you-speak-another-language-but-thats-not-always-a-bad-thing Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:38:45 +0100 opinion-your-personality-changes-when-you-speak-another-language-but-thats-not-always-a-bad-thing 9 noises that will make you sound like a true French speaker Being able to speak good French is obviously mostly vocabulary related, but if you want to truly blend in with the locals, there are some noises you will need to make as well. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190510/the-nine-noises-that-will-make-you-sound-truly-french Fri, 10 May 2019 12:04:26 +0200 the-nine-noises-that-will-make-you-sound-truly-french 6 places to learn French for free in Geneva If you’ve just moved to Switzerland or want to improve your language proficiency, there are several ways to elevate your French skills without spending a lot of money. https://www.thelocal.ch/20231113/6-places-to-learn-french-for-free-in-geneva Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:47:58 +0100 6-places-to-learn-french-for-free-in-geneva 5 modern Swiss novels to read this summer Switzerland is a diverse, multilingual country and its literature reflects that. To pep up your late-summer reading list, we've put together a list of novels by modern authors from across Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220823/5-modern-swiss-novels-to-read-this-summer Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:23:04 +0200 5-modern-swiss-novels-to-read-this-summer How to talk email, websites, social media and phone numbers in Swiss French It's a very common experience to have to give out your phone number or email address in Switzerland, or take down the address of a website, so here's how to do this if you're in the French-speaking part of the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220803/how-to-talk-email-websites-social-media-and-phone-numbers-in-swiss-french Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:31:01 +0200 how-to-talk-email-websites-social-media-and-phone-numbers-in-swiss-french