Language Isn't Enough: Language Students and Careers.

John, David G.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Language Isn't Enough: Language Students and Careers.

John, David G.

Canadian Modern Language Review, v46 n3 p514-26 Mar 1990

It is proposed that language studies must be linked to careers without sacrificing the discipline's educational core. A survey of language majors enrolled in the Applied Studies Co-op program at the University of Waterloo (Canada) shows one way to link language study and careers successfully. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, Case Studies, Cooperative Education, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language Role, Majors (Students), School Surveys, Second Language Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers

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