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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Guardian</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>'s language business worth $12bn and growing</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Business generated by <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>'s translation providers and other language teaching services is estimated to have been worth $12bn in 2008, according to research published by the EU last month.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The report, commissioned by the EU's translation service, said that the language industry is growing faster than any other sector in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>, with expansion estimated to continue at 10%. But researchers warn that because the industry is so diverse, spread across activities ranging from in-company translation, software development and subtitling of films and television programmes, its impact is often overlooked.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jan/14/tefl-singapore</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>