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Make English an official language, study urges
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Well-qualified foreigners only tend to stay in Switzerland for a couple of years, not always enough time to learn a national language, the study says. Making more legal documents and forms available in English would make their life easier and boost recruitment. It is just one of the recommendations in a study carried out as…
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This is the first time the economic value of a country’s linguistic skills has been calculated, according to a Geneva University research team which looked at the role of languages in the economy. The advantage is equivalent to nine per cent of gross domestic product (GDP). Switzerland has four national languages: German is the most…
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English has become part of the daily Swiss vocabulary, particularly in marketing and advertising, although the language is not always used correctly. (Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo)
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