Pages: 53-62

Abstract

Albania is made up of approximately 40.0 % of English speakers referring to the Institute of Statistics INSTAT May 2018. Referring to the same source it is considered the most spoken language followed by Italian language with 27, 8 % and Greek language with 22, 9 %. English language is turned into a necessity with the demands of the private companies and public administration in Albania. As such English is considered as the international business language. This study plans to identify the English language needs among Albanian adults working in government or government-related institutions or private companies. The study is based on the database of respondents from Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tirana. The aim is to analyze the current situation and the needs of the employees in order to help employers pay more attention to language trainings for their employees. The study is based in 4 main pillars such as: Demography, Self-assessment of English Language, English Skills within the Public Administration/ Private Companies and the Need for Improvement.