Programs demonstrate the importance of understanding other people and cultures

On a wet Independence Day at Indiana University, two groups of students interested in the intersection of business, language and international cultures hung out. A group of 33 mostly American high school students and a group of 100 college students from the Middle East and North Africa played cards, Jenga and other games. They enjoyed […]

Speaking in tongues — more than 70 of them — at Indiana University

According to the book “English as a Global Language,” about one-fourth of the world’s population is “already fluent or competent in English.” The most widely taught foreign language is English, which is used by people worldwide to communicate for commercial, scientific, technological and diplomatic reasons. While English may be the common language between speakers whose […]