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ENGLISH IS NOT THE ONLY LANGUAGE SPOKEN WORLDWIDE!

ENGLISH IS NOT THE ONLY LANGUAGE SPOKEN WORLDWIDE!. Which languages are widely spoken?. 1) CHINESE (876,000,000 PEOPLE) 2) SPANISH (322,300,000) 3) ENGLISH (309,350,000) 4) GERMAN (100,000,000) 5)FRENCH (64,850,000) AND MANY MORE LANGUAGES!. WHICH JOBS CAN YOU GET IF YOU STUDY LANGUAGES?.

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ENGLISH IS NOT THE ONLY LANGUAGE SPOKEN WORLDWIDE!

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  1. ENGLISH IS NOT THE ONLY LANGUAGE SPOKEN WORLDWIDE!

  2. Which languages are widely spoken?

  3. 1) CHINESE (876,000,000 PEOPLE) • 2) SPANISH (322,300,000) • 3) ENGLISH (309,350,000) • 4) GERMAN (100,000,000) • 5)FRENCH (64,850,000) • AND MANY MORE LANGUAGES!

  4. WHICH JOBS CAN YOU GETIF YOU STUDY LANGUAGES?

  5. Business Services 26.9% Banking / Finance 13.1% Wholesale / Retail 11.8% Manufacturing 10.1% Public Administration 7.9% Community / Social Services 7.7% Education 6.5% Transport / Communications 5.7% Hotels & Restaurants 3.7% International Organisations 0.2% Other Areas 2.5% It’ll Get You a Job A few facts about Language graduates and the jobs they go into

  6. It’ll Get You a Job “Being able to speak other languages is a skill that gets you ahead” The UK trades with over 200 countries worldwide Businesses – large, medium and small – need employees with foreign language skills They also need people who are happy operating across cultures

  7. It’ll Get You a Job It’s not just language skills either Employers say they value the key skills developed by language learners – these include: communication skills • team working skills interpersonal skills • presentational skills problem solving skills • organisational skills good learning strategies… …can you think of any more?

  8. EARN MORE MONEY! • Graduates with languages are very employable. In fact, a recent report by the Higher Education Funding Council for England indicated that after 3.5 years, the mean salary of language graduates is higher than that of graduates of Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Astronomy and Chemistry.  

  9. YOU GET TO VISIT OTHER COUNTRIES!

  10. It Gets You Places Language degrees often involve some time working or studying abroad This might involve living in a European country… or further afield in Africa, Asia, Latin America or North America Students on non-language degrees can sometimes choose to go abroad on student exchanges

  11. What languages can I study

  12. What sorts of subjects can I study with a language? business, economics, marketing and management arts and humanities science, engineering and computing area studies leisure and tourism

  13. To recap… It’ll get you a job It’s exciting It gets you places You’ll meet new people You can enjoy new cultures You’ll find out more about yourself

  14. KNOWING LANGUAGES MAKES YOU DIFFERENT AND GETS YOU PLACES!

  15. Give yourself the edge… they did! Match thenameson the left to thedegreeson the right: J. K. RowlingAuthor (Harry Potter) J. K. RowlingAuthor (Harry Potter) Chinese Language and Culture(1990) Chinese Language and Culture(1990) Paula RadcliffeAthlete Paula RadcliffeAthlete European Studies(1982) European Studies(1982) French and German (1983) Lucy LiuFilm star Lucy LiuFilm star French and German (1983) Jonathan RossTV and Radio Presenter Jonathan RossTV and Radio Presenter Modern European Studies(1996) Modern European Studies(1996) Rory Bremner Comedian Rory Bremner Comedian Greek and Latin(1999) Greek and Latin(1999) Fiona Bruce Newsreader Fiona Bruce Newsreader French and Classics(1987) French and Classics(1987) Medieval and Modern Languages (1983) Chris MartinMusician (Coldplay) Chris MartinMusician (Coldplay) Medieval and Modern Languages (1983) Nigella Lawson TV Chef Nigella Lawson TV Chef French and Italian (1986) French and Italian (1986)

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