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 GET IF YOU STUDY LANGUAGES?

5. It’ll Get You a Job A few facts about Language graduates and the jobs they go into Business Services26.9% Banking / Finance 13.1% Wholesale / Retail11.8% Manufacturing10.1% Public Administration7.9% Community / Social Services 7.7% Education6.5% Transport / Communications5.7% Hotels & Restaurants3.7% International Organisations0.2% Other Areas2.5%

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 the names on the left to the degrees on the right: J. K. Rowling Author (Harry Potter) Paula Radcliffe Athlete Lucy Liu Film star Jonathan Ross TV and Radio Presenter Rory Bremner Comedian Fiona Bruce Newsreader Chris Martin Musician (Coldplay) Nigella Lawson TV Chef Chinese Language and Culture (1990) European Studies (1982) French and German (1983) Modern European Studies (1996) Greek and Latin (1999) French and Classics (1987) Medieval and Modern Languages (1983) French and Italian (1986) J. K. Rowling Author (Harry Potter) French and Classics (1987) Paula Radcliffe Athlete Modern European Studies (1996) Lucy Liu Film star Chinese Language and Culture (1990) Jonathan Ross TV and Radio Presenter European Studies (1982) Rory Bremner Comedian French and German (1983) Fiona Bruce Newsreader French and Italian (1986) Chris Martin Musician (Coldplay) Greek and Latin (1999) Nigella Lawson TV Chef Medieval and Modern Languages (1983)