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18th April
English firms need to get up to speed on the languages and mores of their trading partners, writes Mike Nicks in this article for the Times Online.
Language expert David Graddol warns in a study published recently by the British Council that monolingual English graduates face “a bleak economic future†as multilingual workers from other countries prove more attractive to global organisations. “Monolinguals can’t move round the European headquarters of multinational companies and pick up the kind of experience on their CVs that will get them into senior management positions,†he told The Sunday Times.
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