Intercultural Communication and Translation News

An India-based e-learning portal on cross-cultural skills has been retrofitted for a global launch during the Salaam India expo, which will be held in Singapore between August 15 and 19.

The portal, www.globalindian.com, is targeting members of the Indian diaspora who are keen on cross-cultural nuances, ranging from soft skills to international etiquette. Infosys founder N. R. Narayana Murthy will launch the portal on August 17 at the event, which is co-hosted by Zak Trade Fairs and Exhibitions and Singapore Tourism Board to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Indian Independence.

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Learning foreign languages could be much easier than you thought. Ultimate Language Secrets, the world’s first online accelerated language learning system, is officially launched today to assist aspiring language learners to master any foreign language in the least amount of time and effort.

Knowing a foreign language can be extremely rewarding but learning it can be extremely frustrating. That seems to be the common experience shared by the vast majority of those who ever attempted learning a foreign language.

That’s no longer the case, according to Owen Lee, language expert, best-selling author and owner of www.UltimateLanguageSecrets. “Most language learners don’t realize their own enormous linguistic potential,” says Lee, “everyone can master any foreign language in a short time with the right system, but language learners made mistakes because no one was there to guide them towards the shortcuts.

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