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The Need for Bilingual Employees Overwhelms Companies

The need for Spanish-speaking bilingualforeign language could pay off in terms
employees continues to be high. Theof career advancement and salary." Some
Daily Press in Newport News, VA thatcompanies are paying double to find
many local emergency responders andqualified bilingual workers. The article
other medical personnel are takinggoes on to say,"second languages,
classes to learn Spanish. Spanish isespecially in the U.S. are likely to
becoming essential to their jobhelp in fields where you deal directly
functions. The local instructor sayswith buyers, such as automobile sales."
that the goal is not to make studentsThe Dallas Morning News reports that
fluent, but to give them the phraseslast year, half of the patients at the
they need to calm and assistParkland Hospital in Dallas were
Spanish-speakers in the course of theirHispanic. The article points out that
everyday jobs. The local responders arelanguage isn't the only barrier to
attending an 8 week class, and theirtreating Hispanic patients. Attitudes
employers, the Olde Towne Medical Centerabout treatment and cultural differences
and the Williamsburg and James Citycan pose problems as well. One doctor
County Fire Department are footing thegives an example of a patient treating
bill.himself with chili peppers. The doctor
In other news, the Wall Street Journalcompromised with the patient and said he
Online reports that "there is growingcould have one chili pepper if he also
awareness that studying a foreigntook an antibiotic. Also, Texas Health
language can help make you a lot moreResources, a large medical group in the
hirable," says Jerry Campe, Deputyarea has made its entire site,
Director of the National Foreigntexashealth.org, available in Spanish.
Language Center. The Journal also saysHelp your employees and professionals
that "for many professionals, that meanslearn Spanish. Enroll them in Spanish
investing the time and money to learn aOne on One from wardspeaking.



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