Unstimmigkeit zwischen Bedarf an Fremdsprachen auf dem Markt und dem Hochschulangebot in Europa und Mazedonien

Cickovska, Elena (2015) Unstimmigkeit zwischen Bedarf an Fremdsprachen auf dem Markt und dem Hochschulangebot in Europa und Mazedonien. Journal L´Association 1901 "SEPIKE" (11). pp. 6-14. ISSN 2196-9531

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Abstract

The demands of the market and the international economy determine the necessary skills and education outputs that should be developed at the university. Knowledge of foreign languages play an important role for a country's economy, because the direct proportional relationship between successful foreign trade and foreign language skills in enterprises. The integration of foreign languages in academic programs for all disciplines and the quality assurance of outcomes are required within the European Higher Education Area and in the European economy. In the context of this demand this article presents and compares empirical studies and result summaries on two interdependent perspectives of -oriented foreign language skills: (a) market need - through a survey of needs in Macedonian companies, a comparison with results from correspondent European studies and through analysis of the role of foreign language skills and linguistic adaptation for international trade, (b) higher education offer - through analysis of the study programs and teaching in Macedonia and a comparison with the situation in other European countries. The result show a correspondence between the situation in Europa and in Macedonia and a far-reaching discrepancy between the examined perspectives, such as insufficient offer, heterogeneity between outcomes, no adequacy to market needs and uncovered market needs. The article aims to provide empirically supported and conclusively arguments for decision makers, to determine activities for a Higher Education Language Policy and Economic policy and filters need-based situations for which in international trade foreign language skills are necessary and should be developed in the higher education of all European countries.
Keywords: Market needs, foreign languages, economic factor, higher education, language teaching, higher education language policy

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Economics and Business Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Educational sciences Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Humanities > Languages and literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality
Depositing User:	Prof. d-r Elena Cickovska
Date Deposited:	31 May 2023 10:36
Last Modified:	31 May 2023 10:36
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/8310

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