British Efforts To Upgrade Business Foreign Language Skills: Preparing for Participation in the Single Market of the European Community.

Autor/in	Scott, James Calvert
Titel	British Efforts To Upgrade Business Foreign Language Skills: Preparing for Participation in the Single Market of the European Community.
Quelle	(1991), (20 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Business Communication; Employees; Foreign Countries; Inservice Teacher Education; International Communication; International Trade; Language Skills; Language Teachers; Second Language Learning; Skill Development; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unternehmenskommunikation; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Ausland; Lehrerfortbildung; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Großbritannien
Abstract	The need for British businesses to be able to communicate with their customers in their own languages is discussed in this analysis of British preparation for doing business in the European Community (EC). The EC now accounts for half of all exports from the United Kingdom (UK). This paper summarizes five major types of resources available to assist British businesses in upgrading the language skills of their employees. They include the following: (1) the LINGUA programme, which is an EC-sponsored program that includes grants for inservice teacher training and other purposes; (2) the Language-Export Centres, a network of 17 sites in the UK that bridges the language-business gap; (3) the Training Access Points Project, which is designed to improve access to information on work-related education and training opportunities throughout the UK via a computerized database; (4) the offerings of local universities, polytechnics, and colleges of further education; and (5) advice and referral services, such as the Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research and the Institute of Linguists. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers for these resources are appended. Contains 8 references. (LB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC