Kensaku Ogata
Kubota found in her study that language skill is not considered as the goal, and instead, the goal is to accomplish the task whether in Japan or abroad. She also says that companies do not necessarily prioritize pre-existing skills in English (or another language) for employment or overseas work assignment (Kubota 2011). However, I suppose that in terms of English ability, there are still plenty of companies which prioritizes English abilities rather than the ability to communicate when hiring the new employees. Also, in some companies, the adequate level of TOEIC score is necessary for promotion and other companies even provide a bonus for their employees who acquire a high score. This supports Grin et al. (2010) who suggested, in recent quantitative research on language economics, that language skills are indeed positively related to earning.
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