- Reason: 2
- There is a need for professionals working in the land-based industries to have an understanding of international issues and concerns, including European agricultural and environmental policies and the management of food resources in the Third World, and to possess the necessary linguistic skills to allow them to communicate with fellow professionals in other countries
- Reference:
- King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Careers, Communication, Employability, Globalisation, Language for specific purposes
- Reason: 4
- The person who relies on others to speak his or her language is in a psychologically weak position
- Reference:
- Plasberg, U. (1999) ‘Building bridges to Europe: languages for students of other disciplines’ in the Language Learning Journal, No. 20, pp. 51-58
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Equality (equal opportunities)
- Reason: 5
- When a person is always the one who has to be spoken to in his own language, he becomes, however brilliant in his own sphere, the one who always has to be accommodated, and therefore ultimately irksome, or always humoured, and therefore eventually patronised
- Reference:
- Giovanazzi (1997: 46) cited in Plasberg, U. (1999) ‘Building bridges to Europe: languages for students of other disciplines’ in the Language Learning Journal, No. 20, pp. 51-58
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Equality (equal opportunities)
- Reason: 6
- Communication barriers lead to missed business opportunities..but it is important to note that cultural competence developed through foreign language learning is just as vital for a better understanding and cooperation with other countries
- Reference:
- Plasberg, U. (1999) ‘Building bridges to Europe: languages for students of other disciplines’ in the Language Learning Journal, No. 20, pp. 51-58
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Intercultural competence, International relations, Understanding
- Reason: 13
- Language graduates have normally spent a year abroad. They may have done a work placement, or worked as language assistants. They can emphasise the ability to act independently, adapt and work in a novel environment, all of which are strong points to make. The ability to communicate effectively, teamwork, organisational ability and logical reasoning could be other key elements to stress. The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services suggests that employers want people who can communicate effectively, work independently and in teams and apply a logical and analytical approach to solving problems
- Reference:
- Connell, T. (2002) Languages and Employability: A Question of Careers (www.cilt.org.uk/careers/pdf/reports/employability.pdf)
- Related Keywords:
- Academic skills, Autonomy, Communication, HE (Higher Education sector), Key skills, Problem solving, Residence abroad, Teamwork, Work experience
- Reason: 22
- It is through bilinguals that any proactive communication with the outside world occurs
- Reference:
- Willis, J. (2003) Foreign Language Learning and Technology in England from the 17th to 21st Centuries (a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the examination for PhD in the Department of Education at the University of Surrey)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Multilingualism, Networking
- Reason: 24
- The ultimate consequences for a monolingual England will be linguistic disenfranchisement, the nation being unable to initiate communication with non-English speakers.
- Reference:
- Willis, J. (2003) Foreign Language Learning and Technology in England from the 17th to 21st Centuries (a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the examination for PhD in the Department of Education at the University of Surrey)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Equality (equal opportunities), Global English, UK
- Reason: 27
- Those who speak only English may, in the future, be unable to communicate with the newly empowered and potentially rising communities where English is not the mother tongue. This is politically disempowering to monolingual English speakers
- Reference:
- Willis, J. (2003) Foreign Language Learning and Technology in England from the 17th to 21st Centuries (a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the examination for PhD in the Department of Education at the University of Surrey)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Equality (equal opportunities), Global English, Globalisation, Multilingualism
- Reason: 29
- British nationals' interaction can only be responsive: they cannot initiate communication on equal terms with other EU member states. In other words, they are less powerful than those who have greater linguistic skills
- Reference:
- Willis, J. (2003) Foreign Language Learning and Technology in England from the 17th to 21st Centuries (a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the examination for PhD in the Department of Education at the University of Surrey)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Equality (equal opportunities), European Union (EU), Language learning skills, UK
- Reason: 30
- Higher education offers language training programmes that prepare students of all disciplines for their future professional contacts with people from other language / culture communities
- Reference:
- Kelly, M., Elliott, I., Fant, L. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education (Bern: Peter Lang)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, HE (Higher Education sector), Networking
- Reason: 32
- The Intercultural speaker is defined as having three main characteristics: Multilingual competence; Sensitivity to the identities present in interlingual and cross-frontier interaction; Ability to mediate/relate one’s own and other cultures with intercultural communicative competence
- Reference:
- Byram, M. (1999) cited in Chambers, A. ‘Intercultural communication: the role of virtual mobility’ in Kelly et al. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education’ (Bern: Peter Lang), pp. 47-57
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, Multilingualism, Values
- Reason: 34
- The development of intercultural competence through a period of residence abroad as part of a programme of study is an excellent example of the new kinds of literacy and new forms of content and communication
- Reference:
- Chambers, A. ‘Intercultural communication: the role of virtual mobility’ in Kelly et al. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education’ (Bern: Peter Lang), pp. 47-57
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, HE (Higher Education sector), Intercultural competence, Key skills, Residence abroad
- Reason: 37
- Study abroad can make an important contribution to intercultural communication.
- Reference:
- Elliott, I. ‘Institutional knowledge and intercultural communication in higher education’ in Kelly et al. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education’ (Bern: Peter Lang), pp. 157-170
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, Study abroad
- Reason: 39
- Intercultural communication is important for the building of mutual respect between cultural groupings in Europe and also in Europeans’ relations with members of other cultures.
- Reference:
- Kelly, M., Elliott, I., Fant, L. (eds) (2001) Third Level, Third Space: Intercultural Communication and Language in European Higher Education (Bern: Peter Lang)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, European Union (EU), Intercultural competence, International relations, Values
- Reason: 45
- Intercultural communicative competence is likely best to be achieved through foreign language learning and teaching.
- Reference:
- Starkey, H. (1999) ‘Foreign language teaching to adults: implicit and explicit political education’ in Oxford Review of Education, Volume 25, Nos 1 & 2, pp. 155-169
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 57
- The intercultural dimension in language teaching aims to develop learners as intercultural speakers or mediators who are able to engage with complexity and multiple identities and to avoid the stereotyping which accompanies perceiving someone through a single identity
- Reference:
- Byram, M., Gribkova, B., Starkey, H. (2002) Developing the Intercultural Dimension in Language Teaching: A Practical Introduction for Teachers (Strasbourg: Council of Europe)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Identity, Intercultural competence, Teaching, Values
- Reason: 66
- Languages are our most cost-effective communication tools
- Reference:
- Skutnabb-Kangas, T. (2002) Why should linguistic diversity be maintained and supported in Europe? Some arguments (Strasbourg: Council of Europe)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication
- Reason: 70
- The contribution of language teaching to the culture of peace is not limited-far from it- to the building up of linguistic skills enabling individuals to communicate beyond the borders of their own country. There are many ways that langage teaching can make a contribution, but perhaps first and foremost, is the fact that it can make learners aware of the relative vision of the world inherent in their own language and society
- Reference:
- Candelier, M., MacDonald-Smith, F., Reig-Garganta, D. The contribution of modern language teaching to peace (Graz: European Centre for Modern Languages, Workshop Report, 30 September-3 October 1998)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, International relations, Language learning skills, Teaching, Values
- Reason: 72
- An environmental language programme can incorporate the idea of learning as a social activity and focus on the development of interpersonal skills and the development of negotiation skills
- Reference:
- Honeybone, A., Brossier, V. (2000) ‘The University of Hertfordshire environmental French programme’ in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 102-109
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, HE (Higher Education sector), Key skills, Language for specific purposes
- Reason: 73
- An environmental language programme encourages the development of self-management skills both when students are working independently and as part of a team. It also develops cognitive skills and encourages learners to engage in a critical dialogue with themselves, the materials and their peers
- Reference:
- Honeybone, A., Brossier, V. (2000) ‘The University of Hertfordshire environmental French programme’ in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 102-109
- Related Keywords:
- Academic skills, Autonomy, Communication, Critical thinking, HE (Higher Education sector), Language for specific purposes, Teamwork
- Reason: 84
- The particular ethos and forms of relationship encountered as students explore the social aspects of target language use and interact with one another in the modern language classroom can be seen as a potential arena for spiritual development. For instance, students and teachers must regularly attend to others’ halting attempts to convey meaning, and they may do so with respect, empathy, indifference or even derision. Students often find themselves making very public mistakes, and need both the humility to learn from them and the security that comes from expecting that they will be received with compassion and support. Students may find that they need to apologise or forgive, and they may need to be forgiven; all of these are language functions that can be met and practised in the target language. If spiritual development includes growth in qualities such as empathy, respect for others, mercy and humility, then such interactions are potentially fertile ground
- Reference:
- Smith, D. (2002) ‘Spiritual development in the language classroom: interpreting the National Curriculum’ in the Language Learning Journal, No. 26, pp. 36-42
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Language learning skills, Personal and social development, Secondary sector, Values
- Reason: 89
- There is a recognition that overseas customers who can speak English will, at times, deliberately choose to use their native tongue
- Reference:
- Stevick, L. (2003) BCC Language Survey: The Impact of Foreign Languages on British Business - Part 1: The Qualitative Results (British Chambers of Commerce, November 2003)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication
- Reason: 93
- Building a common home in which to live, work and trade together means acquiring the skills to communicate with one another effectively and to understand one another better. Learning and speaking other languages encourages us to become more open to others, their cultures and outlooks
- Reference:
- Commission of the European Communities (2003) Promoting Language Learning and Linguistic Diversity: An Action Plan 2004-2006
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, European Union (EU), Intercultural competence, Understanding, Values
- Reason: 98
- The ability to understand and communicate in other languages is a basic skill for all European citizens
- Reference:
- Commission of the European Communities (2003) Promoting Language Learning and Linguistic Diversity: An Action Plan 2004-2006
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, European Union (EU), Key skills
- Reason: 110
- People often get involved with multinational companies because of their ability to communicate with foreign branches
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Networking
- Reason: 130
- National isolation can be maintained by not allowing language learning and, conversely, language learning is a necessary condition for interaction across national boundaries
- Reference:
- Byram, M. (2002) 'Foreign language education as political and moral education - an essay' in the Language Learning Journal, No. 26, pp. 43-47
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, International relations, UK
- Reason: 136
- The pedagogy associated with language learning provides a further contribution of languages to citizenship. Communicative methodology is itself democratic. Skills developed in language classes are thus directly transferable to citizenship education, i.e. discussing in pairs, expressing opinion, working with others, taking part in public discourse
- Reference:
- Starkey, H., Osler, A. (2003) ‘Language teaching for cosmopolitan citizenship’ in Brown, K., Brown, M. (eds) Reflections on Citizenship in a Multilingual World (London: CILT), pp. 25-35
- Related Keywords:
- Citizenship, Communication, Democracy, Key skills, Teaching, Teamwork
- Reason: 137
- The pedagogy of Communicative Language Teaching is based on the democratic principles of freedom of expression and equal opportunities for participation
- Reference:
- Starkey, H., Osler, A. (2003) ‘Language teaching for cosmopolitan citizenship’ in Brown, K., Brown, M. (eds) Reflections on Citizenship in a Multilingual World (London: CILT), pp. 25-35
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Democracy, Equality (equal opportunities), Teaching, Values
- Reason: 144
- You are far more likely to gain your customer’s respect and to be able to play a controlling part in business negotiations if you are able to communicate directly in his/her language.
- Reference:
- King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Values
- Reason: 164
- It is fairly widely accepted that if businesses want to sell their goods abroad, they need to employ people who can speak the language of their customers .. not just in the professional context, but also socially as well
- Reference:
- King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Employability
- Reason: 167
- With the numbers of foreign visitors coming to the UK, it is obvious that those who work in tourist-related industries really ought to have some knowledge of languages. . A good service can only really be delivered to foreign visitors if there are people on hand who can understand what they have to say and are happy to converse with them in their language, and not just in English
- Reference:
- King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Careers, Communication, Employability, Language for specific purposes
- Reason: 169
- Languages are important for engineers. This is because engineering has become international, and if you have decided to enter one of the many branches of engineering it is very possible that you will one day find yourself working for a multinational company or a firm which has connections abroad. You would need to be able to communicate with employees at all levels, not only in the context of your work as an engineer, but also in a whole range of social situations
- Reference:
- King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Careers, Communication, Employability, Language for specific purposes
- Reason: 171
- Scientists do need languages. Many travel and work internationally for multinational organisations, or for companies which sell goods abroad. International collaboration goes on in scientific research, and such collaboration is openly encouraged amongst EU member states. So the ability to understand another language and to communicate with other scientists in their own language can be highly advantageous
- Reference:
- King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Language for specific purposes, Mobility
- Reason: 176
- In international converse through the medium of English, native speakers tend to talk too much and listen too little, so that quite frequently an international free discussion turns into one among the native-speaking English participants, in which little account is taken of the demands made on the comprehension skills of the non-natives present. Monolinguals are tempted to confuse the skill with which an argument is formulated and the fluency with which it is expressed with the force and validity of the case itself, and are painfully surprised when, having had by far the best of the debate, they are outvoted or when they have contracts left unsigned because clients have felt unable to express fully their questions, doubts, and hesitations, which therefore remain unresolved
- Reference:
- Trim, J. (1999) ‘Language education policies for the twenty-first century’ in Tosi, A., Leung, C. (eds) Rethinking Language Education: From a Monolingual to a Multilingual Perspective (London: CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Global English, Understanding
- Reason: 177
- For the English-speaking countries themselves, the emergence of English as an international lingua franca is not an unmixed blessing. For Britain especially, it masks the effects of the loss of imperial dominance, encourages complacency and perpetuates a sense of superiority as a result of a position in unequal international communication based simply on linguistic advantage but no longer corresponding to the realities of political and economic relations
- Reference:
- Trim, J. (1999) ‘Language education policies for the twenty-first century’ in Tosi, A., Leung, C. (eds) Rethinking Language Education: From a Monolingual to a Multilingual Perspective (London: CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Economic, social and political dimension, Equality (equal opportunities), Global English, International relations, Values
- Reason: 178
- There is little awareness among British or American people of the dangerous resentments which can be built up by unequal communication
- Reference:
- Trim, J. (1999) ‘Language education policies for the twenty-first century’ in Tosi, A., Leung, C. (eds) Rethinking Language Education: From a Monolingual to a Multilingual Perspective (London: CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Equality (equal opportunities), Global English, International relations, National security
- Reason: 179
- In line with 'softer' approaches of modern business theory, the importance of human communication is increasingly stressed. Language, including foreign language - is seen as key to such communication and real interchange
- Reference:
- King, L. (1999) ‘Challenges to multilingualism’ in Tosi, A., Leung, C. (eds) Rethinking Language Education: From a Monolingual to a Multilingual Perspective (London: CILT), pp. 19-29
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Networking
- Reason: 180
- Some of the most moving and relevant examples of language learning in practice have been the attempts of the very young, and the striving of those with learning difficulties, to communicate in foreign tongues. Through it they have learned - about themselves, about the world, about their own language
- Reference:
- King, L. (1999) ‘Challenges to multilingualism’ in Tosi, A., Leung, C. (eds) Rethinking Language Education: From a Monolingual to a Multilingual Perspective (London: CILT), pp. 19-29
- Related Keywords:
- Accessibility, Communication, Education Studies, English Mother Tongue, Language awareness, Learning
- Reason: 190
- When you learn another language, you start to have access to another culture, to another way of thinking, for languages articulate reality in different ways. If you never learn another language, you never know how vast the gap can be between peoples, so you never see the need to start bridging the gap. What September 11 showed the world was the terrifying complacency of native English speakers who assumed that everyone thought as they did. It also showed how skilfully international terrorist networkers can exploit their knowledge of languages and cultures to blend invisibly around the world
- Reference:
- Bassnet, S. (2002) 'A failure to communicate' in the Education Guardian, Tuesday March 12, 2002 (http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,665508,00.html)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Global English, Intercultural competence, International relations, National security, Understanding
- Reason: 201
- Vocationally-oriented language learning aims to provide learners with the language and cultural means enabling them to participate in the communication processes of an increasingly international world
- Reference:
- King, A. (2000) ‘What is vocational language learning?’ in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 7-13
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Globalisation, Intercultural competence, Language for specific purposes
- Reason: 203
- Language learning is communication learning
- Reference:
- King, A. (2000) ‘What is vocational language learning?’ in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 7-13
- Related Keywords:
- Communication
- Reason: 204
- Language learners learn how to listen to public announcements, to media, as a member of a live audience, for gist, for specific information, for detailed understanding, for implications. They learn how to speak in an interaction which could be a transaction, a casual conversation, an informal discussion, a formal discussion, a debate, an interview, how to give information or instructions, make presentations speaking from notes, speaking spontaneously or giving a prepared speech
- Reference:
- King, A., Honeybone, A. (2000) ‘The language of graduate skills’ in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 14-31
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Language learning skills
- Reason: 205
- Language learning viewed as developing communicative competence requires language learners to develop a wide range of skills and competencies from linguistic skills to sociolinguistic, cognitive, semantic, functional and strategic skills
- Reference:
- King, A., Honeybone, A. (2000) ‘The language of graduate skills’ in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 14-31
- Related Keywords:
- Academic skills, Communication, Language learning skills, Learning strategies
- Reason: 210
- Institution-wide language programmes can help students to work on cognitive skills, self-reliance skills and interpersonal skills
- Reference:
- Gentle, P. (2000) 'Gateways to global learning: the transferability of Institution Wide Language Programmes in higher education' in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 36-44
- Related Keywords:
- Autonomy, Communication, HE (Higher Education sector), Institution-Wide Language Programmes (IWLPs), Key skills
- Reason: 211
- Language learning can enable students to communicate, share experiences and values and set in motion a whole series of both inductive and deductive processes that students need in both academic lives and future professional ones
- Reference:
- DiNapoli, R. (2000) 'Reflection and professionalisation in language teaching: the case of 'Polylang' at the University of Westminster' in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 45-51
- Related Keywords:
- Academic skills, Communication, Employability, HE (Higher Education sector), Institution-Wide Language Programmes (IWLPs), Values
- Reason: 212
- Through learning to present themselves and reflect both on their own and others' ideas, thoughts, intuitions and perceptions in the foreign language classroom, students on institution-wide language programmes can acquire competences and refine processes that allow them to become more effective professionals and better cross-cultural communicators
- Reference:
- DiNapoli, R. (2000) 'Reflection and professionalisation in language teaching: the case of 'Polylang' at the University of Westminster' in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 45-51
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, HE (Higher Education sector), Institution-Wide Language Programmes (IWLPs), Intercultural competence, Language learning skills
- Reason: 213
- Institution-wide language programmes can incorporate a number of subject-specific and personal transferable skills. These are the ability to communicate effectively, organise, gather information, use I.T., act independently, work in teams
- Reference:
- Ingrams, P. (2000) 'The Wolverhampton languages programme' in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 52-61
- Related Keywords:
- Autonomy, Communication, HE (Higher Education sector), Institution-Wide Language Programmes (IWLPs), IT skills (Information Technology), Key skills, Language learning skills, Teamwork
- Reason: 219
- Language courses for engineers can help with formal and informal oral communication, organisation and precision in writing skills, fostering appropriateness because compared with arts graduates, engineers are often considered inarticulate.
- Reference:
- Hersch, A. (2000) ‘French and German for engineers’ in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 76-87
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, HE (Higher Education sector), Key skills, Language for specific purposes, Language learning skills
- Reason: 221
- Engineering students {on particular language programmes} have to use their initiative and judgment in deciding on their assignments, manage their time well, research topics they have chosen, activate cognitive skills, e.g. questioning, analysing, synthesising, summarising, evaluating and interpreting. They have to organise information clearly in a coherent and cohesive discourse, and present it confidently. All these skills are inherent to what employers call communication skills
- Reference:
- King, A. (2000) 'The Cambridge language programme for engineers' in King, A. (ed) Languages and the Transfer of Skills (London: CILT), pp. 96-101
- Related Keywords:
- Academic skills, Communication, Employability, HE (Higher Education sector), Key skills, Language for specific purposes
- Reason: 227
- Europe's diversity is nowhere clearer than in its languages. But if it is to benefit from that diversity, its citizens have to be able to communicate with each other. Knowledge of languages is part of the basic skills that the Europe of the knowledge society requires; everyone should, as a general rule, be able to speak two foreign languages
- Reference:
- Council of the European Union (2002) Detailed work programme on the follow-up of the objectives of education and training systems in Europe (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2002/c_142/c_14220020614en00010022.pdf)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Diversity, European Union (EU), Key skills, Knowledge
- Reason: 237
- Different languages will provide bases for different kinds of experience. Some (and particularly the major languages of national and international communication, including English) will provide a basis for action in the world as well as for learning and conceptualizing. Some (and particularly mother tongues in the early years) will be crucial at particular stages as the major means by which learning takes place. Some (particularly classical languages and those with strong literary, religious and scientific traditions) will have a major role in reinforcing understanding of heritage
- Reference:
- Brumfit, C. (2002) 'The role of modern languages within a language in education policy' in Swarbrick, A. (ed) Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools (London: Routledge Falmer, The Open University), pp. 112-125
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, English Mother Tongue, Historical dimension, Learning, Personal and social development, Personal satisfaction
- Reason: 243
- Through a study of languages, young people can learn about themselves, about the world, about the power of language as a communication tool, about their own language
- Reference:
- Swarbrick, A. (2002) 'Positioning modern foreign language teaching in schools: issues and debates' in Swarbrick, A. (ed) Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools (London: Routledge Falmer, The Open University), pp. 3-22
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Education Studies, English Mother Tongue, Language awareness, Learning, Personal and social development
- Reason: 248
- Everyone can gain benefits from learning a language - cultural enrichment, and the ability to communicate and interact confidently with people outside one's own community
- Reference:
- Tinsley, T. (2003) 'Promoting languages in higher education: lessons from the European Year of Languages (EYL 2001)' in Head, D., Jones, E., Kelly, M., Tinsley, T. (eds) Setting the Agenda for Languages in Higher Education (London: CILT), pp. 146- 155
- Related Keywords:
- Accessibility, Communication, Culture, Networking, Personal and social development
- Reason: 253
- It is clear that a small, but nonetheless significant proportion of European companies have lost business due to language and/or cultural deficiencies
- Reference:
- Hagen, S. (1999) Business Communication Across Borders (London: LNTO and CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 254
- With increasing internationalisation in the corporate sector, it is inevitable that more, rather than fewer companies will experience language and/or cultural barriers in one form or another - particularly SMEs -with a higher concentration of first-time exporters
- Reference:
- Hagen, S. (1999) Business Communication Across Borders (London: LNTO and CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Globalisation, Intercultural competence, UK
- Reason: 255
- Failure to 'culturally adapt' sales and marketing material is a major cause of cross-cultural miscommunication. Moreover, companies which have successfully mastered adaptation have usually done so by adopting a 'language' or communication strategy in the first place
- Reference:
- Hagen, S. (1999) Business Communication Across Borders (London: LNTO and CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Culture, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 256
- Businesses in the UK appear to face greater linguistic deficiencies than companies elsewhere in Europe
- Reference:
- Elucidate Study (1997) cited in Hagen, S. (1999) Business Communication Across Borders (London: LNTO and CILT)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, UK
- Reason: 269
- Language learning helps develop broader social and communication skills.
- Reference:
- Wicksteed, K. (2004) 'Languages and the Baccalaureate' in Languages, Mathematics and the Baccalaureate (London: The Nuffield Foundation), pp. 12-17
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Key skills
- Reason: 274
- In a knowledge economy which relies heavily on communication, high levels of linguistic skill are essential.
- Reference:
- Wicksteed, K. (2004) 'Languages and the Baccalaureate' in Languages, Mathematics and the Baccalaureate (London: The Nuffield Foundation), pp. 12-17
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Economic, social and political dimension, Knowledge
- Reason: 282
- For British executives, a working knowledge of Middle Eastern and North African languages (for social interaction, or dealing with customs or road-blocks etc.) gives a real advantage
- Reference:
- Ehteshami, A. (2002) BRISMES: Report - Middle Eastern Studies in the United Kingdom: A Challenge for Government, Industry and the Academic Community (www.dur.ac.uk/brismes/report)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Less Widely Used and Lesser Taught (LWULT) Languages, Mobility
- Reason: 286
- 15% of the firms involved in a Language Advantage survey in 2001 recognise that they have lost business because of the language skill factor or cultural barriers. One individuall even claimed to have lost half a million pounds of business per year because of it
- Reference:
- Connell, T. (2002) Languages and Employability: A Question of Careers (www.cilt.org.uk/careers/pdf/reports/employability.pdf)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Intercultural competence
- Reason: 288
- The Exportsite Ltd survey (based on over 1000 telephone interviews with owners, MDs and financial directors of firms with an annual turnover in excess of £50,000) indicates that 32% of those interviewed believe that languages constitute a barrier to export
- Reference:
- Connell, T. (2002) Languages and Employability: A Question of Careers (www.cilt.org.uk/careers/pdf/reports/employability.pdf)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication
- Reason: 298
- Languages are of clear commercial benefit. They enhance other skills in the field of communication; they are of huge cultural importance; they create opportunities for individuals who speak them
- Reference:
- Connell, T. (2002) Languages and Employability: A Question of Careers (www.cilt.org.uk/careers/pdf/reports/employability.pdf)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Culture, Employability, Key skills
- Reason: 304
- Plurilingual and pluricultural competence promotes the development of linguistic and communication awareness, and even metacognitive strategies which enable the social agent to become more aware of and control his or her own spontaneous ways of handling tasks and in particular their linguistic dimension. In addition, this experience of plurilingualism and pluriculturalism: exploits pre-existing sociolinguistic and pragmatic competences which in turn develops them further; leads to a better perception of what is general and what is specific concerning the linguistic organisation of different languages; by its nature refines knowledge of how to learn and the capacity to enter into relations with others and new situations
- Reference:
- Council of Europe (2001) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language awareness, Learning, Learning strategies, Linguistics, Multilingualism
- Reason: 306
- Several studies have shown that English-monolingual companies are increasingly encountering language difficulties as they try to expand in those areas of the world thought to have greatest prospects of growth, such as East Asia, South America , and Eastern Europe - areas where English has traditionally had a relatively low presence
- Reference:
- Crystal, D. (1997) English as a Global Language (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Global English, Multilingualism
- Reason: 315
- The loss of languages is tragic precisely because they are not interchangeable, precisely because they represent the distillation of the thoughts and communication of a people over their entire history
- Reference:
- Mithun (1998: 189) cited in Crystal, D. (2000) Language Death (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Diversity, Historical dimension, Less Widely Used and Lesser Taught (LWULT) Languages, Uniqueness
- Reason: 328
- Vocationally-oriented language learning fosters key skills, such as communication, ICT, problem-solving and working with others. This overlays the value of language learning for developing an awareness of other countries and cultures and developing skills in cross-cultural communication
- Reference:
- Sewell, C. (2004) 'Keynote discussion' in Sewell, C. (ed) Language Learning for Work in a Multilingual World (London: CILT, the National Centre for Languages), pp. 3-12
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, IT skills (Information Technology), Key skills, Language for specific purposes, Language learning skills, Problem solving, Teamwork
- Reason: 339
- Communication across cultures will remain a key skill - The ability to communicate across cultures will be essential to national well-being and it is in the UK’s interests to wake up to the value of languages in cementing international relations
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, International relations, Key skills, UK
- Reason: 341
- The essential ingredient in securing a contract can be developing an understanding with the client, which is more easily done with even a basic knowledge of the client’s language and an appreciation of the cultural framework
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Intercultural competence, Understanding
- Reason: 343
- Languages are not only for overseas placements. The ability to understand and communicate in other languages is becoming not simply a bolt-on extra for overseas representatives but a core requirement for all
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Key skills
- Reason: 344
- Recruitment patterns reflect a changing world .. Language skills can confer a distinct advantage in what is now a very competitive employment market. Employers are taking a more global view of recruitment and the profile of the desirable employee is changing. - Preference is often given to people with language skills, not merely because they can communicate across borders but because language skills tend to go hand in hand with the ability to adapt and an awareness of the importance of empathising with others
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Globalisation, Intercultural competence, Values
- Reason: 351
- Language competence implies other transferable skills- Employers value language competence as an indicator of wider communication skills: language learning promotes understanding of the need to listen carefully, to engage with others and to empathise with people in a wide range of working and social contexts
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language learning skills, Understanding, Values
- Reason: 353
- Effective use of technology needs linguistic skills - The next generation will need high levels of proficiency both as communicators and in the associated technologies. While computer-aided translation systems will speed up the process of working between languages, it is people with high levels of literacy and the experience of learning and using languages who are most likely to be able to exploit new technologies to the full
- Reference:
- The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, IT skills (Information Technology), Key skills, Technology
- Reason: 356
- Modern Foreign Languages provides opportunities to promote: Social development, through exploring different social conventions, such as forms of address, through developing pupils’ ability to communicate with others, particularly speakers of foreign languages, in an appropriate, sympathetic and tolerant manner, and through fostering the spirit of cooperation when using a foreign language to communicate with other people, whether other learners or native speakers
- Reference:
- DFEE, QCA (1999) Modern Foreign Languages: The National Curriculum for England (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Personal and social development, Secondary sector, Teamwork, Values
- Reason: 357
- Modern Foreign Languages provides opportunities for pupils to develop the key skill of: Communication, through developing their awareness of the way language is structured and how it can be manipulated to meet a range of needs, and through reinforcing learning in specific areas such as listening, reading for gist and detail, and using grammar correctly
- Reference:
- DFEE, QCA (1999) Modern Foreign Languages: The National Curriculum for England (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Key skills, Language awareness, Language learning skills, Learning, Linguistics, Secondary sector
- Reason: 365
- At the heart of communication is language. The complexity of modern society creates complex language needs - access to a single language is not enough
- Reference:
- King, L., Johnstone, R. (2001) An agenda for languages (produced by CILT for the Birmingham Conference of October 2001, http://www.eyl2001.org.uk/agenda.pdf)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Multilingualism, UK
- Reason: 369
- By its very nature the study of a foreign language adds a distinctive dimension of its own: It exposes learners to new experiences and enables them to make connections in a way which would not otherwise be possible, and this in itself deepens their understanding of their mother tongue; Operating with a more limited stock of language both brings out the need for strategies for communication and makes learners more conscious of the meaning of words and the structure of sentences; The sounds and intonation patterns of the foreign language present a challenge to learners' capacity to discriminate and imitate
- Reference:
- The Department of Education and Science; Welsh Office (1990) Modern Foreign Languages for Ages 11 to 16 (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, English Mother Tongue, Language awareness, Learning strategies, Personal and social development, Secondary sector, Uniqueness
- Reason: 370
- The use of a foreign language to communicate with other people, whether fellow-learners or native speakers, fosters the spirit of co-operation and provides practical proof of the value of learning a foreign language. This lays the basis for understanding the potential of linguistic competence in adult work and leisure: it helps learners to appreciate that they are citizens not only of the United Kingdom but also of Europe and the rest of the world. It encourages them to enter into and respect the attitudes and customs not only of other countries but also of the different communities making up their own society. With developing linguistic competence comes an enhanced awareness and heightened awareness of another culture, which enables pupils to gain access to and participate in that culture
- Reference:
- The Department of Education and Science; Welsh Office (1990) Modern Foreign Languages for Ages 11 to 16 (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Citizenship, Communication, Culture, Intercultural competence, Secondary sector, Teamwork, Understanding, Values
- Reason: 375
- The study of modern foreign languages also has an important contribution to make to cross-curricular skills and competences. These skills include for example social, through communication and cooperation; personal, by developing creativity and imagination; study, through observation, research and planning using a variety of media; and vocational, through communicative competence, independence, problem-solving and decision-making
- Reference:
- The Department of Education and Science; Welsh Office (1990) Modern Foreign Languages for Ages 11 to 16 (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Academic skills, Autonomy, Communication, Creativity, Key skills, Multidisciplinarity, Personal and social development, Problem solving, Secondary sector, Teamwork, Technology
- Reason: 382
- Language courses prepare you for the type of situations you will meet at work. The sort of things you learn to do on a language course these days are transferable skills which you’ll find invaluable later when you get your first job. Using language to persuade, argue or explain, preparing presentations, reformulating text in different forms for different audiences, just putting ideas across clearly - all these are vital later on in the workplace, whatever language you’re operating in. Language courses may give you experience of working in international teams and a whole range of ICT applications too
- Reference:
- CILT, the National Centre for Languages, Frequently Asked Questions, (http:\www.cilt.org.uk\faqs\why.htm)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, IT skills (Information Technology), Key skills, Language learning skills, Teamwork
- Reason: 383
- Languages teach you adaptability and communication skills. Learning how to interact with speakers of other languages means you are less likely to be stuck in one mode of thinking. It can help you see things from a range of perspectives - making you more adaptable, creative, and insightful. The ability to operate cross-culturally is becoming just as much valued by employers as straight language skills
- Reference:
- CILT, the National Centre for Languages, Frequently Asked Questions, (http:\www.cilt.org.uk\faqs\why.htm)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Creativity, Employability, Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language learning skills, Networking, Personal and social development
- Reason: 385
- Languages are people-centred. Languages are a very social subject. It’s hard work learning to banter or tell jokes in another language, but it’s fun too! If you enjoy being with people and communicating with them, the chances are you’ll enjoy doing it in a foreign language too
- Reference:
- CILT, the National Centre for Languages, Frequently Asked Questions, (http:\www.cilt.org.uk\faqs\why.htm)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking, Personal satisfaction
- Reason: 387
- What makes language learning essential to a child’s development and crucial to any young person’s personal and professional prospects lies first and foremost in what makes the world of today a place where political, economic and personal relations are ruled by global communication. Furthermore, plurilingualism and cultural diversity need to be safeguarded not only to protect individual identities but also to guarantee the opening of the mind to otherness
- Reference:
- Monsieur Daniel Bernard, S.E. l’Ambassadeur de France au Royaume-uni (record of the symposium, 'Why languages matter', held on 6 March 2002 (The English-Speaking Union, The Nuffield Foundation)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Diversity, Economic, social and political dimension, Employability, Globalisation, Identity, Intercultural competence, International relations, Multilingualism
- Reason: 396
- Education in languages at school has an essential role to play in preparing all students for citizenship of the wider society. If it helps them become sensitive to the languages and cultures of others and develops in them sufficient confidence and competence to be able to use their languages, however modestly, in their interactions with other citizens, then they are more likely to understand others and to be respected by them. In this way the wider society becomes more open, democratic and inclusive
- Reference:
- Scottish Executive, Ministerial Action Group on Languages (2000) Citizens of a Multilingual World: Key Issues (www.scotland.gov.uk-library3-education-mwki-07.asp)
- Related Keywords:
- Citizenship, Communication, Democracy, Inclusion, Intercultural competence, Personal and social development, Secondary sector, Understanding, Values
- Reason: 404
- It cannot be stated with confidence how the 'languages game' will be played in European and international society of the future. The rise of English as global language means that students, businesspersons and others will increasingly find themselves in fluid and changing rather than predictable and fixed situations of language use. In particular, they may find themselves increasingly in situations abroad where more than one language is used within the one event. This is potentially encouraging for English-speaking learners of other modern languages. It means they need not aspire to reach the inaccessible pinnacle of the native speaker (which has been an implicit though unattainable aim of traditional language teaching to an elite minority) but instead may require new and more pragmatic types of competence in communication in which they draw on such languages as they possess, ensuring that these work together in order to achieve a desired effect. If so, this will have important consequences for the education system which will seek to develop in students the following pragmatic sorts of competence: to communicate entirely in international English in certain contexts; to communicate entirely in their modern language in other contexts; to communicate in 'mixed mode' in other contexts, using both English and one or more other modern languages. We should add that communication in international English is not straightforward and to be taken for granted as something that native speakers of English are automatically able to achieve
- Reference:
- Scottish Executive, Ministerial Action Group on Languages (2000) Citizens of a Multilingual World: Key Issues (www.scotland.gov.uk-library3-education-mwki-07.asp)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Global English, Multilingualism
- Reason: 405
- The realisation that they really can communicate in a new language increases the self-confidence of learners of all abilities and brings a sense of achievement and discovery which grows as they become more proficient;
- Reference:
- The Department of Education and Science; Welsh Office (1990) Modern Foreign Languages for Ages 11 to 16 (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Personal and social development, Personal satisfaction
- Reason: 406
- A capacity in an additional language is an indicator of the flexible, mobile, communicative and culturally aware talent that the business community are seeking to recruit
- Reference:
- Scottish Executive, Ministerial Action Group on Languages (2000) Citizens of a Multilingual World: Key Issues (www.scotland.gov.uk-library3-education-mwki-07.asp)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Employability, Intercultural competence, Mobility
- Reason: 407
- The rapid expansion of opportunities for e-business within a shrinking world is driving a need for languages ability. Customer expectations and the high stakes of winning or losing business require competence to deal in a customer's language
- Reference:
- Scottish Executive, Ministerial Action Group on Languages (2000) Citizens of a Multilingual World: Key Issues (www.scotland.gov.uk-library3-education-mwki-07.asp)
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Employability, Globalisation, Technology
- Reason: 409
- In a multilingual world a modern language has enormous benefit to offer all students at primary or secondary school, regardless of their age or their aptitude, their starting- or their finishing point, and including those with special needs. The benefit arises from their being enabled to access and interact with real people who speak and use other languages; and to engage with relevant, interesting and up-to-date information presented by modern means
- Reference:
- Scottish Executive, Ministerial Action Group on Languages (2000) Citizens of a Multilingual World: Key Issues (www.scotland.gov.uk-library3-education-mwki-07.asp)
- Related Keywords:
- Accessibility, Communication, Information acquisition, Networking, Secondary sector, Technology
- Reason: 416
- The fatal flaw is that English works effectively for us in one direction only, that is in transmit-mode. If you speak only English you can be sure that plenty of people out there will understand what you are saying. But in receive-mode, if you are only tuned to English, you will only hear what others choose to let you know.
- Reference:
- Kelly, M. (2002) ‘Excusez-moi, êtes-vous un terroriste?’ in the Times Higher Educational Supplement, March 29 2002, pp. 22-23
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Global English
- Reason: 419
- It is clear from our televison screens and radios that the world we inhabit is in practice multilingual, that people communicate with each other - and often with us - in languages that are not English. And tellingly, we realise that what may be acceptable to us in English - a military operation called "Infinite Justice", for example - may cause grave concern to other cultures when translated into their languages
- Reference:
- Footitt, H. (2001) 'Lost for words' in the Guardian, Tuesday October 23 2001
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Global English, International relations, Translating
- Reason: 429
- The multidisciplinary and language-specific nature of programmes in languages and related studies encourages the development of a wide range of key transferable skills including, interpersonal skills and personal attributes: communication, presentation, interaction; the ability to work creatively and flexibly with others as part of a team; mediating skills, qualities of empathy; self-reliance, initiative, adaptability and flexibility; intercultural competence
- Reference:
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2002) Languages and Related Studies: Subject Benchmark Statements (Gloucester: QAA)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Creativity, Employability, HE (Higher Education sector), Intercultural competence, Key skills, Language learning skills, Personal and social development, Related subjects, Teamwork, Values
- Reason: 438
- In any communicative interaction where one person is speaking his or her native language, and the other is using that language as a second or additional language (fairly typical of the linguistic encounters of native speakers of English with speakers of other languages), the former have a huge advantage over the latter. This fundamental inequity in the linguistic interactions between native speakers and non-native speakers is both powerful and problematic..this type of linguistic inequity is by no means eliminated by language study, but the process of language study may at least make the former speaker more aware of and sensitive to his or her dominance of the communicative interaction
- Reference:
- Reagan, T. (2004) 'Don't know much about the French I took' in Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, Volume 3 (2), pp. 229-239
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Equality (equal opportunities), Global English, Values
- Reason: 445
- Languages enable you to travel to other countries and feel part of the culture, respect the people living there by making an effort to communicate and not feel like a tourist
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Culture, Intercultural competence, Mobility, Values
- Reason: 446
- Learning a language means you can meet people from other countries
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking
- Reason: 447
- A foreign language enables you to develop your interpersonal skills with people from different countries
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Key skills, Networking, Personal and social development
- Reason: 454
- In common with the study of the mother tongue, the study of modern foreign languages contributes to the whole school curriculum by:.. Offering many opportunities to develop the various oral and written communication skills; Increasing sensitivity to sounds and rhythms; Providing insights into the way language works
- Reference:
- The Department of Education and Science; Welsh Office (1990) Modern Foreign Languages for Ages 11 to 16 (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, English Mother Tongue, Key skills, Language awareness
- Reason: 460
- A foreign language enables you to communicate adequately in that country and to help people from those countries when they come here
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Mobility, UK, Values
- Reason: 461
- A language enables you to communicate with others without seeming arrogant enough to expect them to speak English
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Global English, Values
- Reason: 462
- A language enables you to understand other people when they talk
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Language learning skills
- Reason: 467
- A language gives you confidence in dealing with other people
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking, Personal and social development
- Reason: 469
- A language gives you more opportunities in terms of job location and communication worldwide
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Mobility
- Reason: 472
- A language helps if your work involves dealing with people of different origins
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Intercultural competence, Networking
- Reason: 475
- Modern Foreign Languages provides opportunities to develop the key skill of:.. IT, through using audio, video, satellite television and the internet to access and communicate information, and through selecting and using a range of ICT resources to create presentations for different audiences and purposes
- Reference:
- DFEE, QCA (1999) Modern Foreign Languages: The National Curriculum for England (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Information acquisition, IT skills (Information Technology), Key skills, Secondary sector, Technology
- Reason: 478
- A language helps your general communication skills
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Key skills
- Reason: 488
- A language is helpful for everyday things when people are on holiday like going to the supermarket etc.
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Mobility
- Reason: 496
- A language will enable you to understand and communicate with non-English speaking cultures
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Intercultural competence, Understanding
- Reason: 498
- A language will improve your social communication skills
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Key skills
- Reason: 501
- A language helps you to communicate with more people
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking
- Reason: 503
- Another language enables you to connect with citizens abroad when on holiday
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Mobility, Networking
- Reason: 504
- Modern Foreign Languages provides opportunities for pupils to develop the key skill of: Problem solving, through developing their ability to apply and adapt their knowledge of the target language for specific communication purposes
- Reference:
- DFEE, QCA (1999) Modern Foreign Languages: The National Curriculum for England (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Key skills, Problem solving, Secondary sector
- Reason: 510
- Being able to speak foreign languages and communicate with people from other places is enjoyable
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking, Personal satisfaction
- Reason: 512
- Being successful at another language shows good communication skills and shows employers you are willing to learn new skills and welcome a challenge
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Key skills, Language learning skills, Learning
- Reason: 522
- If you make long-term friends and connections with people in different countries, then you'll need a language to be able to communicate
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking
- Reason: 530
- If you want to do lots of travelling, you'll need to communicate and a language will help
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Mobility
- Reason: 541
- It’s polite to speak the language if possible when abroad
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Mobility, Values
- Reason: 579
- Languages are useful if you have foreign students in your household
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking
- Reason: 582
- Languages can help you to keep in contact with family friends
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking
- Reason: 585
- Languages enable you to make friends in other countries
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking
- Reason: 587
- Languages give you a wider perspective of working environments and you'll be highly sought after to communicate with Europe
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Mobility
- Reason: 591
- Languages help communications between countries
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, International relations
- Reason: 595
- Languages help to break down communication barriers
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication
- Reason: 599
- Languages help you to communicate more freely with others
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking
- Reason: 601
- Languages help you to interact with foreign people
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking
- Reason: 602
- Languages keep you in contact with the rest of the world
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Globalisation, Networking
- Reason: 612
- Learn a language if you enjoy being able to converse with others
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Personal satisfaction
- Reason: 618
- Speaking with people from different cultures is very enriching. Languages enable you to do this
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Culture, Networking, Personal satisfaction
- Reason: 619
- If you enjoy meeting people from different cultures, you'll be able to communicate with them on their terms if you learn languages
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking, Personal satisfaction
- Reason: 625
- If you go to do a job with someone who speaks another language and they have to speak in English because you can't understand their language and culture, then you would be at a disadvantage. You wouldn't know the customs and the codes you are supposed to go through. Whereas if you know the language and culture, you can communicate with them better and it should be beneficial for both sides
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Equality (equal opportunities), Intercultural competence, Understanding
- Reason: 626
- Language learning helps to develop communication skills which are really vital if you're applying for a job or just in daily life, you need to be able to communicate
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Key skills, Language learning skills
- Reason: 631
- Learning another language makes you look at different points of view. When you're talking to people from different countries sometimes you have an idea about something but then you find out other ideas and interesting points of view. Sometimes you can express things differently depending on the language
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Critical thinking, Values
- Reason: 635
- If you've done a language degree, you'll be more used to approaching people and communicating with them and more self confident
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, HE (Higher Education sector), Networking, Personal and social development
- Reason: 636
- The situations that language undergraduates have encountered in their studies train their minds to always be on the look-out for solutions or other ways of expressing things
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, HE (Higher Education sector), Problem solving
- Reason: 648
- Language learning develops confidence in talking to other people from different countries
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking, Personal and social development
- Reason: 653
- Learning another language gives you the ability to communicate with people whose first language isn’t English
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Networking
- Reason: 655
- In today’s world companies do a lot of business with foreign companies. They need to be able to communicate with them. They need people with languages
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Employability
- Reason: 664
- If you are travelling around the world, speaking the language is better than shouting
- Reference:
- undergraduate: IWLP
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Mobility, Values
- Reason: 671
- Learning another language helps develop your clarity of expression
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Language learning skills
- Reason: 675
- With multinationals it’s essential to be able to communicate across the globe
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Employability, Globalisation
- Reason: 677
- A language gives you the ability to communicate in the global market
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, Globalisation
- Reason: 687
- The business world is becoming smaller through the increase in communications, it's therefore becoming more international and there is therefore a need for linguistic communication
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Business, Communication, Employability, Globalisation
- Reason: 689
- To get a language degree you have to be an effective communicator
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Employability, HE (Higher Education sector)
- Reason: 707
- If you are a great communicator (i.e. chatterbox), you'll enjoy learning languages
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Personal satisfaction
- Reason: 708
- The act of learning a foreign language reflects keen determination, outstanding communication skills and good organisational skills
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Key skills, Personal and social development
- Reason: 727
- Languages are more than skills; they are the medium through which communities of people engage with, make sense of and shape the world
- Reference:
- Phipps, A., Gonzalez, M. (2004) Modern Languages Learning and Teaching in an Intercultural Field (London: Sage Publications)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Knowledge
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