700 Reasons: Reason #296

Reason: 296
Non-traditional languages have an increasing commercial value given the size of Britain's overseas trade outside Europe and the USA and the potential size of the market in areas where specific languages are widespread
Reference:
Connell, T. (2002) Languages and Employability: A Question of Careers (www.cilt.org.uk/careers/pdf/reports/employability.pdf)
Related Keywords:
Business, Employability, Less Widely Used and Lesser Taught (LWULT) Languages, UK

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