The position of Slavic Languages in the Field of Business and Economics in Slovenia
Keywords:
foreign language, Slavic languages, knowledge, usefulness, businessAbstract
The article analyzes the positions of foreign languages among Slovenian graduates and students in the fields of business and economics based on a sample of 272 respondents. General knowledge is by far the best in English, followed by Croatian, then German, and Serbian. On average, students with college degrees rated themselves better than undergraduate students in most languages, while full-time employees rated themselves better than student employees and survey participants who are inactive in the labor market. In assessing the usefulness of foreign language skills, English is first, German second, and Croatian third. Among Slavic languages, only knowledge of Serbian and to a small degree Russian is perceived as useful. All South Slavic languages are ranked lower on the usefulness scale than on the knowledge scale.
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