Quelques considérations sur l'enseignement des langues de spécialité

Abstract

The author of this article emphasizes the importance of specialized language (scientific, technical, professional...) in modern international communication, and highlights the role which the cultural component should play in the teaching of these languages, since the dignity and efficiency of international relations — which are based upon all types of specialized language — require a refined sensitivity to the cultural systems of the parties involved. The author notes that the future of Portuguese as an international language depends to a large degree on the area of specialized communication, and points out a number of urgent work which should be undertaken.