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The Need to learn a Foreign Language from Native Speaking Experts   by Brian Atkins

Today there is a global village and that has seduced people into believing that the need to learn a foreign language has gone away. Nothing could be further from the truth. Many people also believe that the need to be competent in their own language no longer exists and that the Internet will automatically obviate the need for English skills. Well, guess what. Not one of the above is true. The need to learn a foreign language with native speaking experts becomes more and more apparent as the global village becomes more and more compact whilst at the same time being inhabited by people speaking more and more languages. What was once an academic exercise is now becoming an absolute necessity.
The requirement is not so much generated by the market place as the workplace. Workers are now very much in demand and employers are finding it increasingly difficult to find experts in a field who can also speak a foreign language. The need therefore is now twofold.
Teachers must now address the actual need for communication between functions in a workplace rather than instructions or written communication in a management environment.
So what are the languages that are required in the global village today?
Most employers require employees at all levels to do one or more of all these things:
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