News Archive 2006

Language skills improve career prospects says survey 22.11.06

According to a recent survey of over 200 bilingual business people, three quarters of respondents said they had furthered their career prospects by speaking a second language.

The survey, conducted by Rosetta Stone at the Language Show on 3-5 November in London, found the most commonly spoken languages were French (58%), Spanish (47%), German (31%) and Italian (24%).

Source: Training Reference

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U.S puts premium on Mandarin speakers 20.11.06

China's emergence has made it "hugely important" for American students to be fluent in Mandarin according to Margaret Spellings, US education secretary.

Source: Financial Times

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