Harnessing a nation's linguistic competence: identifying and addressing foreign language needs in the tourism and hospitality industry
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Article Title | Harnessing a nation's linguistic competence: identifying and addressing foreign language needs in the tourism and hospitality industry |
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ERA Journal ID | 8730 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | O'Neill, Shirley (Author) and Hatoss, Aniko (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Review of Applied Linguistics |
Journal Citation | 26 (2), pp. 31-45 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2003 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISSN | 0155-0640 |
1833-7139 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=130825;res=AEIPT |
Abstract | This paper reports the findings of a research project aimed to (a) identify the foreign language and cross-cultural skill needs of workers in the tourism and hospitality industry in Australia, and to (b) develop foreign language competencies for use in industry training packages. A representative sample of work sites was visited to develop a |
Keywords | tourism; hospitality; LOTE; foreign language speakers; industry requirements |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 479999. Other language, communication and culture not elsewhere classified |
380116. Tourism economics | |
350802. Tourism forecasting | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q066q/harnessing-a-nation-s-linguistic-competence-identifying-and-addressing-foreign-language-needs-in-the-tourism-and-hospitality-industry
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