To understand the relationship between language knowledge and employment status, data from the Adult Education Survey 2011 for 24 European Member Stat...

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Key messages:Globalisation is likely to increase the demand for foreign language skills in European labour markets in the short- to medium-term.Englis...

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Scottish Baccalaureate, United Nations, European Union, Interpreting, Translation

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Key messages:Almost nine out of ten EU citizens believe that the ability to speak foreign languages is very useful and 98% say that mastering language...

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