Multilingualism at all costs: Language use and language needs in business in Brussels

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-149
Number of pages	19
Journal	Sociolinguistica
Volume	23
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

• Multilingualism
• Brussels
• Business

Research output

Research output per year 2007 2007 2008 2009 2024 2024

• 1 Commissioned report
• 1 Chapter
• 1 Conference contribution
• 1 Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
• 1 More
  • 1 Article

Research output per year

Research output per year

• English in Belgium

  Housen, A. & Mettewie, L., 2024, (Accepted/In press) The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

  Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

  • English proficiency 100%
  • National language 100%
  • Economic Sector 80%

• Vreemde talen in Brusselse bedrijven

  Van Mensel, L. & Mettewie, L., 2009, Met Nederlands aan de slag. Au travail, en néerlandais. Hiligsmann, P. (ed.). LLN: Presses universitaires de Louvain, p. 59-65

  Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• De economische (meer)waarde van meertaligheid: vreemde talen in het Brusselse bedrijfsleven

  Translated title of the contribution: The economic (added) value of multilingualism: foreign languages and business in Brussels.Van Mensel, L. & Mettewie, L., 2008, In: n/f. 8, p. 101-124 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

View all 5 research outputs

Projects

Projects per year 2006 2006 2007

• 1 Finished

Projects per year

• TIBEM: Étude consacrée à la pratique et au coût d'une main d'œuvre ne maîtrisant pas les langues étrangères

  Mettewie, L.

  1/02/06 → 31/01/07

  Project: Research

Activities

Activities per year 2007 2007 2008 2023 2024

• 5 Participation in conference
• 2 External academic/scientific engagement - Research and Teaching at External Organisation
• 2 Invited talk
• 1 Public lecture/Debate
• 4 More
  • 1 Consultancy
  • 1 Publication peer-review
  • 1 Membership of committee
  • 1 Membership of council

Activities per year

• As de pique ou valet puant? L'enseignement des langues en Belgique.

  Laurence Mettewie (Invited speaker)

  23 Feb 2024

  Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Le multilinguisme en entreprise : pourquoi, wat, how ?

  Laurence Mettewie (Lecturer)

  6 Oct 2023

  Activity: Other activity types › External academic/scientific engagement - Research and Teaching at External Organisation

• Meertaligheid op de werkvloer: wat, how, pourquoi?

  Laurence Mettewie (Lecturer)

  6 Oct 2023

  Activity: Other activity types › External academic/scientific engagement - Research and Teaching at External Organisation

View all 14 activities

Press/Media

• Meertaligheid op het werk centraal tijdens Dag van de Meertaligheid

  Laurence Mettewie

  24/09/22

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Multilingualism @ Work in Brussels

  Laurence Mettewie

  22/09/22

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Les éclaireurs (RTBF La Première)

  Laurence Mettewie

  8/02/20

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Research

View all 7 press/media

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Mettewie, L., & Van Mensel, L. (2009). Multilingualism at all costs: Language use and language needs in business in Brussels. Sociolinguistica , 23, 131-149.

Mettewie, Laurence ; Van Mensel, Luk. / Multilingualism at all costs : Language use and language needs in business in Brussels. In: Sociolinguistica . 2009 ; Vol. 23. pp. 131-149.

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Mettewie, L & Van Mensel, L 2009, 'Multilingualism at all costs: Language use and language needs in business in Brussels', Sociolinguistica , vol. 23, pp. 131-149.

Multilingualism at all costs: Language use and language needs in business in Brussels. / Mettewie, Laurence; Van Mensel, Luk.
In: Sociolinguistica , Vol. 23, 2009, p. 131-149.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Mettewie L, Van Mensel L. Multilingualism at all costs: Language use and language needs in business in Brussels. Sociolinguistica . 2009;23:131-149.