Based on a highly interdisciplinary theoretical framework, Tobias Schroedler provides a comprehensive picture of the value of language skills within the Irish economy. The author manages to present and merge theories from economics, business studies, sociology, and applied linguistics making this an innovative and valuable contribution to the growing field of research on the value of multilingualism and languages. The first of two datasets presented in the book provides a macroeconomic quantification on the economic performance of four different global language communities. The second dataset consists of an expert interview study on the matter. Based on the data analysis, the author derives recommendations for economically beneficial language education policy making.

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University of Hamburg , Hamburg, Germany

Tobias Schroedler

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Dr. Tobias Schroedler completed his Ph.D. at the University of Dublin, Trinity College in the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Science. He is now a postdoctoral research fellow in the Institute for International Comparative and Intercultural Education at the University of Hamburg.

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Book Title: The Value of Foreign Language Learning
Book Subtitle: A Study on Linguistic Capital and the Economic Value of Language Skills
Authors: Tobias Schroedler
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-19736-0
Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-19735-3Published: 20 October 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-19736-0Published: 10 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 234
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations
Topics: Educational Policy and Politics, Education Economics, Language Education

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