Abstract
The objective of the authors of the article was to analyse the labour market from the point of view of languages used by individual foreign companies in Slovakia. Since insufficient language competence of employees is one of the causes of youth unemployment in the European Union, the paper focuses also on language preparation of the students at the University of Economics in Bratislava, and contemplates the fact whether real foreign language knowledge of the graduates meets the requirements of the labour market, and whether the curricula of individual subjects reflect these requirements. English was proven to be the most frequently selected foreign language by the students, followed by German. Since there are many American, British, as well as German and Austrian companies located in Bratislava, we find this situation rather positive. However, we highly recommend students to acquire at least basic knowledge of German in order to increase their competitive advantage.
Highlights
IntroductionThe University of Economics in Bratislava (hereinafter referred to as “UEBA”) belongs to the topranked providers of higher education in the Slovak Republic with its history dating back to 1940
The University of Economics in Bratislava belongs to the topranked providers of higher education in the Slovak Republic with its history dating back to 1940
An analysis of the languages that are taught at the university and those which are required by employers will enable us to conclude, whether foreign language teaching at the UEBA meets the needs of the labour market, or whether certain improvement measures could be proposed
Summary
The University of Economics in Bratislava (hereinafter referred to as “UEBA”) belongs to the topranked providers of higher education in the Slovak Republic with its history dating back to 1940. 292/1992 Coll., when the actual name was adopted (Slov-Lex, 2017) It is composed of 7 faculties, 6 of them located in Bratislava (Faculty of National Economy, Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Economic Informatics, Faculty of Business Management, Faculty of International Relations and Faculty of Applied Languages), 1 with its premises located in Košice (Faculty of Business Economy). The primary research objective is to analyse whether the foreign language teaching at the UEBA is sufficient enough to meet the requirements of the labour market, predominantly in Bratislava and surrounding areas. Based on the research results, possible improvements measures will be proposed whose implementation might help to cover potential niches Such measures may repose in increasing the number of teaching hours or seminars for the languages requiring more attention. This may be, besides others, due to foreign language competence being insufficient to meet requirements of the labour market
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