O profissional de Secretariado Executivo e a língua inglesa: importância e dificuldades

Abstract

This paper aims at evaluating the English language levels of performance necessary for Executive Secretaries‘ professional success, as well as the possible difficulties met by those professional when trying to reach the required proficiency levels. The importance of the English language for professionals in business – related careers, such as Executive Secretaries, is therefore stressed, given the daily activities, which may request close develop by secretaries contact with English, in written and spoken forms. In order to fulfill the objectives above mentioned, a field research was conducted by means of a questionnaire filled in by professionally active secretaries who hold a BA in Executive Secretary ship who still students of the course. The data thus gathered points out to the increasing importance of mastering the English language for those engaged in corporate jobs in a globalized market. This fact is stressed by the consideration, on the part of the participants, of the high appreciation of companies of professionals who present good English knowledge levels. It is also important to notice that in spite of this scenario, participants were unanimous to declare that they were not prepared to meet the market‘s standards in terms of linguistic abilities in English, resulting from insufficient study of the language both during and after participants‘ Executive Secretary ship studies at UFC.