Italy needs stronger Business English skills to embrace the knowledge economy and boost its global competitiveness. Can Italy strengthen its skills in time?

1. Business English
Divide/Italy:
A Business English Ace Spotlight
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2. Business English Divide / Italy
Three Factors Increase Demand for Business English
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3. Business English Divide / Italy
3 Factors Increase Demand for Business English
▪ FACTOR #1 – Economic and political turbulence, as
2014 starts, as more Italians venture abroad to
work.
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4. Business English Divide / Italy
3 Factors Increase Demand for Business English
▪ FACTOR #2 – Knowledge economy and its
language, English, weigh on Italy and its
international competitiveness.
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5. Business English Divide / Italy
3 Factors Increase Demand for Business English
▪ FACTOR #3 – English is the language of Europe and
globalization, a key to economic upgrades.
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6. Business English Divide / Italy
Italy dares the Business English Divide.
▪ English First qualifies Italy as having a “low
proficiency” of English overall.
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7. Business English Divide / Italy
Italy dares the Business English Divide.
▪ Italy scores 5.10 of 10 points (aboveTanzania) in the
2013 Business English Index for its labor force size,
according to Global English.
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8. Business English Divide / Italy
Italy dares the Business English Divide.
▪ Italy faces a Business English skills gap as English
grows as Europe’s language.
▪ Weak English skills hinder embrace of globalization,
economic progress.
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9. Business English Divide / Italy
▪ How are your Business English skills?
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10. About Business English Ace
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