Learn a New Language while flying Singapore Airlines

KrisWorld, Singapore Airlines’ inflight entertainment system, is now offering a fully interactive language learning tool.

Singapore Airlines is launching the Berlitz® Word Traveler, this month, a fully interactive language learning programme which will enable customers to learn a new language during the course of the flight.

“Singapore Airlines customers visiting a foreign city no longer have to rely on communicating using hand signs and wild gestures, as the new language learning service is designed to equip them with a practical grasp of a foreign language through the use of key words and phrases,” said Singapore Airlines Vice-President Inflight Services, Ms Betty Wong.

Each of the language courses features four main lesson categories - numbers, dates, words and dialogue. There are also self-tests, games and a pronunciation function to facilitate learning, while making it interesting and fun at the same time.

Singapore Airlines customers can choose from a total of 11 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Russian, Portuguese, Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanese. And from late 2005, travellers will have their hands full when the entire selection of more than 20 languages is introduced.

 Customers will even be emailed a certificate of recognition from the airline when they complete each language course. The certificate is jointly endorsed by Singapore Airlines and Berlitz® International.

Singapore Airlines first offered the interactive language learning software programme on its A340-500 ultra long haul services to New York and Los Angeles in July 2004 and is now available on all aircraft equipped with Wisemen3000.

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