Some thoughts on the provision of courses in reading for industry

Abstract

There is a distinct need in British industry for personnel fulfilling a variety of functions, ranging from information science to distribution, who can read a variety of foreign languages within a given subject field. Specific courses of training catering for such personnel are largely conspicuous by their absence, added to which there would often seem to be a marked lack of realization of the need for them in both industry and those institutions which should be catering realistically for its real rather than imagined needs. This contribution, by a former industrial linguist, sets out to amplify this thesis on the basis of many years of practical experience.

Citation

Finlay, I.F. (1983), "Some thoughts on the provision of courses in reading for industry", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 35 No. 5, pp. 222-226. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050885