Langues étrangères pour les non-linguistes. Corrélation entre les débouchés actuels et les compétences de base
Foreign Languages for Non-Linguists. Correlation between Current Opportunities and Basic Skills

Summary/Abstract: In an increasingly globalized world, we might say that we no longer need to learn foreign languages because a machine, an online translator, etc., will do everything in our place. Furthermore, the non-linguist students might wonder why they have to learn a foreign language if everything today can be easily translated and looked up to. The objective of this article is to highlight the importance of study of foreign languages not only for the future professionals of languages but also for the non-linguist students starting from concrete cases. The job market is very complex and often the employers do not make any difference between a language professional and a person who speaks well a language, which is a paradox. That is why foreign languages are important for everybody, but especially for non-linguists. Thus, we will make the correlation between the current labor market and education, while analyzing the basic skills required by employers and core competences defined by the European Commission.

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