Reason: 1
Companies which buy and sell food products all over the world need people with the ability to speak other languages and a knowledge and understanding of other lifestyles
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Globalisation, Language for specific purposes, Understanding
Reason: 2
There is a need for professionals working in the land-based industries to have an understanding of international issues and concerns, including European agricultural and environmental policies and the management of food resources in the Third World, and to possess the necessary linguistic skills to allow them to communicate with fellow professionals in other countries
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Communication, Employability, Globalisation, Language for specific purposes
Reason: 3
Career opportunities in the leisure and tourist industries exist for well-qualified people with a blend of land-based and management skills to develop these amenities, and of course the addition of foreign language skills can only enhance European and international employment opportunities
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Language for specific purposes, Mobility
Reason: 18
Architectural practices within the UK are increasingly involved in work in continental Europe and are forming European-wide practice collaborations... Scrutiny of job advertisements in newspapers and professional journals .. suggests that knowledge of a foreign language has become more and more essential for many jobs in the field of architecture
Reference:
Plasberg, U. (1999) ‘Building bridges to Europe: languages for students of other disciplines’ in the Language Learning Journal, No. 20, pp. 51-58
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Language for specific purposes, Mobility
Reason: 107
Learning other languages gives you the chance to teach English in other countries
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, English Mother Tongue, Mobility, Teaching
Reason: 120
You could enjoy the challenge of language learning and welcome the opportunities that it brings such as career opportunities, travel etc.
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility, Personal satisfaction
Reason: 121
You could use a language if you work in business or in a court
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Business, Careers, Employability, Law
Reason: 149
There are all sorts of jobs in the retail sector which involve working abroad
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility
Reason: 150
It is fairly obvious that an airline would want its cabin crew to deal sympathetically with the needs of its many customers from all over the world- which means being able to speak to them in their own languages
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability
Reason: 151
All of the British high street banks have international divisions and branches throughout the world. There is often a need for speakers of foreign languages in London branches and other tourist centres in this country
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility
Reason: 152
There are several routes to a career as a secretary or personal assistant where you can also use languages, and perhaps travel
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility
Reason: 155
Those of you who already speak one of the UK’s community languages have a very useful qualification to add to your CV - particularly if you see yourself eventually working in social work or a related career such as health care, child care, youth work, education, legal aid, immigration law, welfare and community development
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Education Studies, Employability, Health, Law, UK Community Languages
Reason: 157
Charities and aid agencies recruit salaried employees, and it is usually necessary, or at any rate desirable, for those who go to work overseas to have some capability in a foreign language
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility
Reason: 158
There are openings abroad, too, for nurses and other health care workers. Again some knowledge of relevant languages would obviously desirable
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Health, Mobility
Reason: 160
Europe is a growing market for job opportunities. Graduates who are fluent in a European language go into areas like the civil service, public relations, European Union institutions, European multinational companies, the armed services, customs and excise and research bodies within and outside the European university sector
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, European Union (EU), Mobility
Reason: 165
Languages can be a real advantage in many branches of the legal profession. Lawyers who have qualified in the UK can be found working all over the world, and several law firms based in the UK have offices abroad. Obviously, people who work in these situations need to be able to understand, speak, read and write foreign languages
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Language for specific purposes, Language learning skills, Law, Mobility
Reason: 167
With the numbers of foreign visitors coming to the UK, it is obvious that those who work in tourist-related industries really ought to have some knowledge of languages. . A good service can only really be delivered to foreign visitors if there are people on hand who can understand what they have to say and are happy to converse with them in their language, and not just in English
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Business, Careers, Communication, Employability, Language for specific purposes
Reason: 169
Languages are important for engineers. This is because engineering has become international, and if you have decided to enter one of the many branches of engineering it is very possible that you will one day find yourself working for a multinational company or a firm which has connections abroad. You would need to be able to communicate with employees at all levels, not only in the context of your work as an engineer, but also in a whole range of social situations
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Communication, Employability, Language for specific purposes
Reason: 172
The integration of the EU makes a working knowledge of both languages and computing advantageous for a career in business or finance
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Business, Careers, Employability, European Union (EU)
Reason: 173
The food industry is one of the largest in the EU and there are good career opportunities both in the UK and abroad for people with appropriate skills and knowledge
Reference:
King, A., Thomas, G. (1999) The Guide to Languages and Careers (London: CILT)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, European Union (EU), Language for specific purposes, Mobility
Reason: 338
The UK needs an international cadre of professionals. The pressure towards creating a more internationalised corpus of professionals is becoming more evident in many areas of activity, including medicine, law and accountancy. A knowledge of English alone will take them a long way, but not far enough to be able to work as effectively as their peers from other countries in an international environment. The dominance of English has been a powerful disincentive to learn other languages but the situation must be addressed if the UK is to maintain a cadre of professionals able to work worldwide and to ensure that mobility of expertise is a two-way process
Reference:
The Nuffield Languages Inquiry (2000) Languages: the next generation (London: The Nuffield Foundation)
Related Keywords:
Business, Careers, Employability, Global English, Mobility, UK
Reason: 379
There is a wide choice of jobs for graduates with languages. By choosing languages, you’re not limiting your career options. Language graduates have a whole range of career opportunities open to them.
Reference:
CILT, the National Centre for Languages, Frequently Asked Questions, (http:\www.cilt.org.uk\faqs\why.htm)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, HE (Higher Education sector)
Reason: 433
New UK language graduates go into business services; manufacturing; wholesale and retail sales; transport and communications; community, social and personal services; public administration; education; health and social work; hotels and restaurants; international organisations and other areas
Reference:
Marshall, K. (2001) 'Making the case for languages' in the Languages Box (Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies)
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, HE (Higher Education sector)
Reason: 442
A language broadens your choice of career
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability
Reason: 448
A foreign language will be very relevant if you join the Foreign and Commonwealth Office - you can demonstrate you have skill in learning languages
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Language awareness, Language learning skills, Mobility
Reason: 456
A language could help you if you want to work in the fashion industry, you'll be able to travel to Paris etc.
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility
Reason: 509
A foreign language will enable you to work as an interpreter
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Translating
Reason: 520
If you do a historical career, learning a language means you'll be able to study foreign sources
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Information acquisition
Reason: 521
If you go into journalism, you might be offered more opportunities to go abroad if you have another language
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility
Reason: 523
If you want to be a pilot, then you could need a language
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility
Reason: 524
if you want to be a speech and language therapist, a foreign language could be useful
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability
Reason: 525
If you want to be a teacher in a primary school, you may be able to teach a bit of another language
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Teaching
Reason: 526
If you want to be a travel journalist then another language is essential
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility
Reason: 527
If you want to be an actor, a language may help you to play more characters or roles
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability
Reason: 528
If you want to be an air steward/ess, at least one foreign language is needed at advanced level
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility, Qualifications
Reason: 533
If you want to work for the EU, then a language is pretty important
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, European Union (EU)
Reason: 534
If you want to work in the Ministry of Defence, a language could help you
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, National security
Reason: 536
If you wish to enter the diplomatic service being able to speak a foreign language will help your application
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability
Reason: 611
Languages will be of great benefit if you wish to work abroad as a translator
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility, Translating
Reason: 614
Learning a language could enable you to teach it
Reference:
Sixth Former
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Teaching
Reason: 701
If you wanted to work in a large acoustics company, a foreign language would enable you to research in Europe
Reference:
undergraduate: IWLP
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Mobility
Reason: 723
There is an acute shortage of interpreters in all public services
Reference:
Higher Education Advisory Panel
Related Keywords:
Careers, Employability, Equality (equal opportunities), Health, Law, Translating

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