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Margie McHugh; A. E. Challinor – Migration Policy Institute, 2011
Immigrants' employment prospects depend on their underlying levels of education and technical skills as well as their ability to communicate as needed in the host-country language. Since basic language courses do not impart the host-country language skills necessary for success in the workplace, many governments on both sides of the Atlantic are…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Employment Potential, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Attainment
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Leslie, D.; Russell, H.; Govan, P. – Industry and Higher Education, 2004
This article presents the findings of a study catalysed by the outcomes of research into the attitudes and perceptions of UK undergraduate students of tourism management in relation to the need for foreign language skills, reported and discussed in a previous paper in this journal (Leslie et al, 2002). While that earlier study paid some attention…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Student Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Education Work Relationship