Abstract
The proficiency in multiple foreign languages is a basic assumption for successful communication in tourism. Tourism and mobility have a significant and important role, where intercultural contacts contribute to the development of intercultural dialogue. This paper attempts to explore gender differences in the perceptions of students from the Rochester Institute of Technology, RIT Croatia regarding the importance of knowing various foreign languages in tourism. The results obtained could help in raising the awareness of the importance of the role of learning and teaching foreign languages, with potential effects in developing and promoting tourism in Croatia. The key research finding is that the female students generally consider knowing foreign languages as more important than male students. This finding could indicate that women are potentially more demanding tourists. However, in most variables the study failed to find any statistically significant differences.
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Publication Date
1-1-2018
Document Type
Article
Department, Program, or Center
Department of Modern Languages and Cultures (CLA)
Recommended Citation
Božinović, Nikolina and Sindik, Joško, "Female Students View The Knowledge of Foreign Languages as More Important for Careers in Tourism Than Male Students?" (2018). Media, culture and public relations, 9 (1-2), 27-36. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/article/1940
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Comments
DOI: 10.32914/mcpr.9.1-2.2