A compilation of articles addressing the importance of language and culture skills for the 21st century workplace:
K-12 Languages
- How Global Language Learning Gives Students the Edge
- Is Learning a Foreign Language Necessary for a High School Education?
- 4 Reasons Why “Global Fluency” Matters – an open letter to 6th graders everywhere
- Languages as a Core Component of Education for All Students
- The Language Industry and STEM
- An Open Letter to Educators
Business and Language
- Engaging Business Students with Real-World Situations
- Bloomberg- Mandarin Chinese Most Useful Business Language After English
- The Rise of Multicultural Managers
- B-Schools Are Speaking the Language of Business
- Do Small Businesses Need to be Multilingual?
- Stocking Language Supplies
- New Model for Business Education
- Industry Trade Group Touts Power of Language Skills | Globalization and Localization Association
- Red Lobster rolls out its first Spanish ad campaign
- Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of: Translating/Interpreting- $33 Billion globally– Forbes
- Why Brokers Study Chinese
- Why British retailers are taking cultural awareness
- How a business school requires all of its undergraduates to study abroad | Inside Higher Ed
- The World’s Future Business Leaders Will Thrive On Chaos And Instability
Global Professions and Languages
- Global Competitiveness Report
- Global Citizenship – What Are We Talking About and Why Does It Matter
- Larry Summers Is Wrong About Languages
- Giving Employers What They Don’t Want
- Globally Competent Workforce: Why We Need One
- Global Competence: The Heart of the Matter
- Is only speaking English enough to compete in the jobs market?
- Bringing the Global Mindset to Leadership
- Why America Lacks Global Leaders
- Exploring the Relationship between Studying Abroad and Creative Thinking
- Boost Your Career Potential With a Global Perspective
- Global Learning: Grads: Get Globally Competent and Get a Job!
- Global Experience Rises as Prerequisite to Getting Ahead
- Competing Across Borders- 2012 Economist Intelligence Unit Report | Network of Business Language
- Global Citizenship ? What Are We Talking About and Why Does It Matter?
- Study abroad is necessity, not luxury ?
- How Global Language Learning Gives Students the Edge
- Workforce Skills Reality Check
Language and Legal Professions
The Benefits of Learning Another Language
- Why learn a foreign language? Benefits of bilingualism
- Languages for Specific Purposes in the 21st Century
- The Bias Against Creatives as Leaders
- Report reveals divergent trends in modern language job market | Inside Higher Ed
- Graduate Programs Have International Bent but Struggle to Produce Global Thinkers
- WHICH IS THE BEST LANGUAGE TO LEARN? | More Intelligent Life
- The leadership benefit of speaking a second language
- More colleges pushing internships in liberal arts | Inside Higher Ed
- Cross-Cultural Communication Takes More than Manners
- A second language and the Top Majors for the Class of 2022
- Where Competency-Based Degree Programs Work | Inside Higher Ed
- The Skills Gap Myth-Why can’t companies find good employees?
- Here’s What Graduates Need To Do If They Want A Job After College
- Exports Mean Jobs, in Any Language
- Brazililan Portuguese is the Best Language
- 6 Skills That Might Just Be Worth Going to Classes For
- Do we really need foreign language skills to flourish?
- Is Learning a Language Other Than English Worthwhile?
Older Articles: 1995-2005