According to some previous researches the English language knowledge, turned out to be important, both in professional and private life of adult population, including students, from the Republic of Croatia. This paper presents a study of the influence of knowledge and application of the English language on the choice of students’ mobility mode during their stay in foreign cities. The research is based on a survey of students studying civil engineering and architecture from two Croatian towns - Osijek and Rijeka. The survey included a total of 221 students from both towns, and based on the created databases, a prediction model of the choice of mobility modality was developed (based on the data gathered from the students from Osijek), which was validated (based on the data gathered from the students from Rijeka). The mobility modality prediction model was developed using a neural network and with 27 input parameters related to the knowledge and use of the English language, it achieved a correlation of 77% (R2 0.57, MAE 0.16), and the validation results gave a correlation of 63% (R2 0.39, MAE 0.18). The influence of certain input parameters on the choice of mobility modality of students in foreign cities was analyzed by applying statistical tools in each urban area separately. The main limitation concerns both the sample size and the unequal distribution of respondents between the two cities, which should be taken into account when interpreting the comparison.
Otković et al. (Mon,) studied this question.