The general importance of foreign language skills is well known nowadays. With the ongoing globalization any kind of interactions between human beings of different cultures is increasing.
Consequently, people put more and more effort into the process of learning foreign languages. Different fields such as education, business, culture, politics, health care system and scientific research are affected by the significance of foreign languages.
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As the credit crunch continues to bite with vengeance, business across the globe are assessing how to use 2009 in order to be prepared for a possible up-turn in 2010. For many the answer will lie in working more internationally. However, a survey released today shows that businesses not only need to pay attention to costs, business processes and the like but also to the cultural awareness of their personnel. Most analysts and business leaders acknowledge that 2009 will be a difficult year... Read Full Story
Where is Hungary? Hungary, officially the Republic of Hungary, is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe. It shares borders with Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. The official language is Hungarian. Appearance In Hungary business people dress in an elegant manner. They avoid bright colours and avoid them when going to a meeting or during business. You might find women wearing white blouses and a black suit... Read Full Story
From Michael Mark, creative director/ceo @ NYCA
At NYCA we don’t have an elevator to the executive floor. In fact we only have one floor, the ground floor. Right on Main Street. This building used to be a grocery store and, before that, a bank. We chose this place for our agency for one reason above many: this is where people walk to the market, get their dry cleaning, stop to have a cup of coffee and a chat. Here we are part of the world with whom we engage every day on behalf our... Read Full Story
by Mark Frary If you travel on business with a laptop, it’s essential to have the right bookmarks in your browser. This is business travel editor Mark Frary’s pick of the top ten for travellers. 1. Boingo Wireless roaming has been a long time coming but it’s now starting to work well for business travellers. The site has a hotspot directory listing more than 100,000 wi-fi hotspots around the globe, including 857 at airports and more than 13,000 hotels. You can also download the client... Read Full Story
Intercultural communication is of importance to international businesses as it examines how people from different cultures, beliefs and religions come together to work and communicate with each other. Demands for intercultural communication skills are increasing as more and more businesses go global or international. They realize that there are barriers and limitations when entering a foreign territory. Without the help of intercultural communication they can unknowingly cause confusion and... Read Full Story
For some great new quizzes to test how savvy you are with country locations and capitals then go to the this > cross cultural quizzes page. On there you will find the following quizzes: Test your knowlegde of country locations Countries in Africa Countries in Asia Countries in Europe Countries in North America Countries in Oceania Countries in South America Test your knowledge of world capitals Capitals of Africa Capitals of Asia Capitals of Europe Capitals of North America Capitals of... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Intercultural Communication". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own... Read Full Story
