Languages at Work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20064003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katharina Kohl (0000-0002-3485-5037, University of Oxford), Jonathan Black (0000-0001-9315-3994) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 203-222 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Creative Multilingualism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.11647/obp.0206.09 |
| OpenAlex | W3026416167 |
| ISBN | 9781783749294 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 75 |
Chapter 9 looks at the role languages play in working contexts. It examines how increasing your linguistic flexibility and learning languages extend your communicative and cultural range in ways you can deploy for career purposes; and how glimpses of careers in which people use foreign languages tell us something about what makes languages valuable personally, culturally, professionally and financially – sometimes all at once
Foreign language · Linguistics · Management · Sociology · Engineering · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |