Emirates offers free language courses on flightsEmirates has partnered with British language-learning company uTalk to offer language lessons free on board Emirates flights – not just spoken in English, but also in Arabic, Mandarin, German and Spanish. It will mean passen More… |
Oman to get multilingual tour guidesOman's Ministry of Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oman LNG and the Spanish Cultural Center today to train 30 jobseekers to learn the basics of spoken Spanish and Italian. This will aim to create op More… |
Humans prefer curves over sharp angles: studiesA number of behavioral studies have shown that people prefer curved contours significantly more than sharp-angled ones. The curves are a part of a design language that runs through an increasing number of More… |
Mobile language apps help millions learn for lessSmartphone apps that help people learn languages for free or nearly free, a few sentences at a time, are piling pressure on established education firms and setting the pace for how to make lessons more engaging. Phone and tablet-b More… |
Dubai Airports launches multi-lingual announcements systemDubai Airports has unveiled a new initiative to cater to its growing global passenger base at both Dubai International and Al Maktoum International at DWC by making automated announcements in up to 25 languages. The new syst More… |
DMI centre in deal to make Quran available in 30 languagesMohammed Bin Rashid Center for Holy Quran Printing has signed a partnership deal with Darussalam Publishers, a leading printing and publication centre that specialises in print translations of the Holy Quran, as well as other Islamic books. More… |
Emirates ID to add five new languages to websiteThe Emirates Identity Authority is set to add five more languages – Malayalam, Urdu, Tagalog, Russian and Mandarin - to its website, offering information and guidance on procedures. This is in addition to the two languages a More… |
Eton launches enhanced online language coursesEton Institute has launched enhanced online self-study language courses, providing unlimited access to over 60 languages, interactive learning and cultural understanding, to kick-off the new year. E-learning has seen a considerabl More… |
Alliance Francaise opens new multimedia labFrench institute and cultural centre Alliance Francaise has inaugurated a new multimedia language lab at its premises in Isa Town. Alliance Francaise’s mission is to create and offer Bahrain innovative and unique programmes More… |
Alliance Francaise opens new multimedia labFrench institute and cultural centre Alliance Francaise has inaugurated a new multimedia language lab at its premises in Isa Town. Alliance Francaise’s mission is to create and offer Bahrain innovative and unique programmes More… |