Still, practitioners experienced in the art of international transactions
say language fluency isn't a must.
Not exact matches
There hasn't been a comprehensive study of the technologies teachers are using to aid K - 12 English -
language learners, but educators strongly recommend individual computer programs and other technologies because they
say they accelerate the acquisition of phonics, vocabulary,
fluency, and reading - comprehension skills and other
language building blocks.
School standards minister Nick Gibb
said: «Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken
language in the world, so this programme plays a crucial role in helping these pupils achieve the
fluency they need to succeed in an increasingly global economy.
Academic
fluency in a
language is harder to gain, she
says, so the results of what young students learn may not be evident until middle school.
The
language of wine is so technical, I
say to Ettore, commending him on his
fluency in English, which prompts him to reveal his secret weapon: an American wife, originally from San Diego.
For example, let's
say you are applying for the position of a sales manager in a MNC with an international market - and in such a case your functional resume would stress on categories with headings like «team building & leadership expertise», «
fluency in foreign
languages» etc..
To come to such conclusions regarding
language learning,
say - to conclude that the fact that 32 hours of introductory Spanish study failed to produce Spanish
fluency, or even competence, for example - would be laughable.
«Even if I don't speak their primary
language,»
says Le, who has retained her Vietnamese
fluency, «they relate well to me since we're from the same part of the world.»