Language Careers and Insights
The Languages Career Guide offers motivational tips, insights, and CV guidance for all gals who are language lovers and want to make use of their skills in their career. The subject area lacks credit and recognition for its value in boosting careers and employability prospects. Many successful language graduates have gone on to do amazing things, and so can you with the help of tête-à-tête.
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Bye Bye Modern Languages Courses, Says University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham announced three days ago that it’s saying adiós amigos to languages, according to this BBC article. This is nothing new, Cardiff University also tried to pull similar moves last year. Thankfully, Cardiff University backtracked. The Save Modern Languages at Cardiff University initiative highlights the severity of such a decision for the UK and in…
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5 Successful Celebs Who Studied Languages (and why you should too)
In world that is drowning in Anglophone culture, it’s easy to forget that some of the coolest people on the planet have shaped their thinking and paths through language learning. Little did you know that some of our most successful UK celebs have roots in the realm of language degrees. They’ve gone on to become…
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Monolingual Brits: Bad at languages or just doing it wrong?
“When you speak 3 languages, you are trilingual. When you speak 2 languages, you are bilingual. When you speak 1 language, you are British.” My Spanish peers enlightened me with this not-so-funny joke three times in as many days, both in class and in bars, and perhaps it was a bad coincidence. When I stumbled…