Foreign languages : a key competence
06 Jun 2017Every year, more than 46 000 young people embark on a language study and there are in France more than 40 000 organizations of formation specialized in foreign languages.
For individuals, organizations or companies, languages are important in our society.
Multilingualism encourage mobility, employability and competitiveness, which are the three keys to growth and employment in a world represented by the mobility.
LANGUAGES AND EMPLOYMENT
With other competences (law, business, tourism, communication...), languages are an undeniable asset in a professional career. English is unavoidable. Spanish is precious.
With the enlargement of the European Union and the globalization, the "unusual" languagues such as Polish, Lithuanian, Arab or Chinese are more demanded than before. They may open the door of many companies, international organizations and diplomacy...
The demand of linguistical and communicational competences is always increasing on the labour market. Companies are looking for applicants, who are able to adapt themselves to different professional environments, and to work in multicultural teams.
Many professional sectors need multilinguistic people. The most concerned fiels are marketing, business, communication, administration, tourism and hotel business.
Don't speak English is today a weakness in a professional career. To practice an "unusual" language is however an asset, because it's an emergent market.