Infographic.jpg 850×7,745 pixels. BBC Two - Speaking Sport - Clips. Language skills deficit costs the UK £48bn a year. Deficient language skills and the assumption that "everyone speaks English" are costing the UK economy around £48bn a year, or 3.5% of GDP, according to research by Professor James Foreman-Peck for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Poor language skills act like a "tax on growth", hampering small to medium-size exporters, who are unable to employ the language specialists brought in by global companies, says Foreman-Peck, professor of economics at Cardiff Business School. It also deters non-exporters from trading internationally, he adds. Foreign languages are crucial in all areas of business, says Bernardette Holmes, principal researcher of the British Academy's Born Global initiative – whether you're tailoring a product to the needs of a particular country and marketing it in a culturally sensitive way, or entering new markets and building relationships.
This inevitably means companies employ foreign workers to plug the languages gap. 9 reasons to learn German as a new language - Lingos Blog. There are many reasons to learn German – below we highlight 9 of those reasons: 1. The German economy ranks number one in Europe and number four worldwide. Its economy is comparable to that of all the world’s Spanish-speaking countries combined. 2.
German has the largest number of native speakers in the European Union (far more than English, Spanish, or French). 3. 4. 22 Nobel Prizes in Physics, 30 in Chemistry, and 25 in Medicine have gone to scientists from the three major German-speaking countries, while many laureates from other countries received their training in German universities. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 68% of all Japanese students study German.
*Facts sourced from Boston University If you like it, share it! Ad on foreign languages. Lost in translation: Why British ambassadors are on the back foot - Education News - Education. The ambassador from the Arab country goes on the Radio 4 Today programme to cross swords with John Humphreys to explain its position. It’s not fanciful, is it? You’ve heard it happen before. No interpreters are necessary. The ambassador speaks fluent English. What, though, would happen if it were the other way round?
Unlikely - since, according to figures cited today, only three of the 16 UK ambassadors in the Arab world have a high level of fluency in an Arab language. “Without the ability to appear on radio or TV defending or promoting the British Government’s point of view, their impact in a country will be very limited,” said Sir Ivor Roberts, president of Trinity College, Oxford and a member of a panel set up by the British Academy to investigate the impact of our language skills shortage on the diplomatic, defence and security services. There was an inability to interpret postings on Twitter and other social media - leading to the UK being slow off the mark in reacting to situations.
'Alarming shortage' of foreign language skills in UK. 19 November 2013Last updated at 21:59 ET By Judith Burns BBC News education reporter Not enough people in the UK have ability and skill in crucial foreign languages, argues a report The UK has an "alarming shortage" of people able to speak the 10 languages vital to our future prosperity and global standing, warns a report. Schools should teach a wider range of languages, with language skills given the same status as the sciences and maths, argues the British Council.
More adults should learn at least one new language, say the authors. Failure to act risks the UK losing out "both economically and culturally", said John Worne of the British Council. "The problem isn't that we're teaching the wrong languages, because the most widely taught languages like French, Spanish and German all feature in our top 10. 'Crucial importance' Continue reading the main story British Council top 10 languages 1. The other languages on the top 10 list were spoken by 1% or fewer of the population, the poll suggests. European Sales and Marketing - Trainee Sports Account Manager.docx. Larry Lamb on languages: 'My whole career has been based on Miss Smith teaching me French' – video. UK warned over shortage of foreign language speakers. Graduate jobs: Best languages to study. Privacy and cookiesSubscribeRegisterLog in Accessibility links Advertisement Telegraph.co.uk Sunday 13 April 2014 Graduate jobs: Best languages to study 10.
Brazil recently overtook the United Kingdom as the world's sixth-largest economy, and with the football World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics just around the corner, all eyes will be on this Portuguese-speaking "Bric" nation. These rankings are based on a survey carried out for the CBI Education & skills survey 2012, in which 542 UK firm managers were asked which languages are useful to their business. A-level results 2012: foreign languages 'need eurozone-style bail-out' Picture: Getty Comments on this gallery How we moderate telegraphuk Please enable JavaScript to view the <a href=" blog comments powered by Disqus Related Articles In Education Top 12 universities for getting a job Take the OECD maths test Top ten unusual degrees Could you pass a Cambridge University interview? Top 12 degree subjects for getting a job More from the web. Languages need to be continued by all - Student. But before Francophiles everywhere throw their arms up in protest at the news that yet more Brits have given up the quest to massacre their beloved language, the same fate is also true for German, Spanish and Italian.
While our European counterparts are renowned for their linguistic prowess, Blighty’s residents are mocked for our reticence to persist with anything more taxing beyond “Parlez-vous English?” Although military-style grammar drills and toe-curlingly awkward conversations may dominate our memories of childhood language lessons, venturing beyond phrase-book vocabulary arms us with a wealth of practical skills that range from effective communication skills to approaching French and German literary output with confidence. Even if the worst-case scenario happens, there’s nothing like an energetic mime to get rid of any remaining vestiges of British awkwardness in a vain attempt to summon up the Italian translation for “contact lens solution” or “mosquito repellent”.
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Home. New study ranks most employable languages in the UK (Dutch and German above Mandarin and Arabic) (PRWEB UK) 28 June 2013 Which language has the strongest career prospects in the UK? By contrasting the quantities of job offers on their site which feature the names of different languages, a new report from employment search engine JobisJob aims to answer just this question. And there's a few surprises along the way: Dutch, for example, comes out far higher than Arabic and Chinese. Based on examining trends from some 17 million job offers, the study lists the top language (from the ten examined) in the UK hiring market as German, which promises nearly 50% more job offers per native speaker than second-place Dutch. At the bottom of the list, according to the study, there are over 150 more Polish native speakers per job opening than German natives.
In terms of other Indo-European languages, French, it seems, carries a certain cachet, Spanish and Italian come out somewhere in the middle and Portuguese ends up towards the bottom. Russian is also placed towards the middle. Talk the Talk.
Beautiful Image showing languages worldwide — Fluent Language Tuition - Online German, French & English Courses. French and Saunders - Foreign Languages. Hello Europe! Pop Video & MFL Speaking Competitions Regional Final | Routes Into Languages. Pop Video & MFL Speaking Competitions Regional Final | Routes Into Languages. Date: 26th June, 2013Type: CompetitionLocation: University of ExeterTravel directionsMap Summary We are delighted to invite you to attend our annual celebratory event -- Pop Video & MFL Speaking Competitions Regional Final at the University of Exeter on Wednesday 26th June!
The event will run in two parts: MFL Speaking Competition -- winners and runners-up from three sub-regional finals in Bath, Barnstaple and Swindon will present in a foreign language of their choice to compete for the 'Regional Finalist 2013' award. The competition will run in three Key Stages (3-5) in two categories: Non-native speakers and Near-native speakers. Students may either improve the presentation that they delivered in March or make an entirely new presentation. Topics and duration: KS3 – 1-2 minute presentation on “My Family”, “My Hometown” or “My Hobbies” KS4 – 2 minute presentation on “My Holiday”, “A Film I Enjoyed” or “Health & Fitness” All winners & runners-up will receive trophies and cash prizes.
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