Plurilinguisme et mondialisation
English as lingua franca? Promoting multilingualism and the value of languages
Source : Languages and business website, July 2011 Although recent studies show that companies benefit from multilingualism and the intercultural skills of their collaborators, English is still often the lingua franca in business and working relations. According to Kathryn Board, Chief Executive at CILT, the National Centre for Languages, "English is certainly a very...