Zusammenfassung:
The article analyses the facts influencing the adult education in
Europe. The world events and technological progress require the new professional
competences o f those graduating some years before, as there are constant changes at
labor market every five years. Foreign language competence is the basis for
unification o f world community, that might help use and enlarge the experience o f
one another. The possibility o f immediate access to information through genuine texts
reading could speed up these globalization processes. The aims and tasks o f adult
study are different from those ofprimary and secondary education. The development
o f foreign language competence must ensure a comfortable stay o f a professional in a
modern labor market environment.
