Reason: 121
You could use a language if you work in business or in a court
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Business, Careers, Employability, Law
Reason: 155
Those of you who already speak one of the UK’s community languages have a very useful qualification to add to your CV - particularly if you see yourself eventually working in social work or a related career such as health care, child care, youth work, education, legal aid, immigration law, welfare and community development
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Education Studies, Employability, Health, Law, UK Community Languages
Reason: 165
Languages can be a real advantage in many branches of the legal profession. Lawyers who have qualified in the UK can be found working all over the world, and several law firms based in the UK have offices abroad. Obviously, people who work in these situations need to be able to understand, speak, read and write foreign languages
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Language for specific purposes, Language learning skills, Law, Mobility
Reason: 291
The Auld Report which deals with the criminal courts, makes practical recommendations with regard to the use of legal interpreters and draws attention to difficulties arising from the need for rarely used languages
Reference:
Connell, T. (2002) Languages and Employability: A Question of Careers (www.cilt.org.uk/careers/pdf/reports/employability.pdf)
Related Keywords:
Employability, Language for specific purposes, Law, Less Widely Used and Lesser Taught (LWULT) Languages, Translating
Reason: 295
The growth in the multilingual population in the UK indicates the need for a wider range of language provision related to the public services, namely Health, Law and Local Government
Reference:
Connell, T. (2002) Languages and Employability: A Question of Careers (www.cilt.org.uk/careers/pdf/reports/employability.pdf)
Related Keywords:
Employability, Health, Inclusion, Language for specific purposes, Law, UK, UK Community Languages
Reason: 723
There is an acute shortage of interpreters in all public services
Reference:
Higher Education Advisory Panel
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Equality (equal opportunities), Health, Law, Translating

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