- You have a highly respected and envied skill - not everyone has the capacity to learn languages; in the UK, there are only 80,000 linguists out of 490,000 students, each academic year.
- You will leave university with a degree AND fluency in a foreign language making you a very desirable job candidate.
- You will have a really good excuse to go abroad during your university holidays...
- Within your course you will not only study the language, you will cover history, art, literature, society, and a lot more, so you can specialise in whichever area you like best!
- You can study a language with another subject like Business, Modern History, Law or History of Art to keep your career options wide open.
- You get to spend a year abroad!
- Your year abroad will make you more independent, self-confident and motivated, and is widely recognised as the most fun year of the university career.
- If you are hard-up at home or abroad, you can tutor students in English/your language of choice - languages are easier to teach than many other subjects.
- You will have a unique insight into and respect for foreign cultures and traditions.
- When it comes to job interviews, you will have a LOT to say.
- Check out our list of VILs: Very Important Linguists, you may become famous!
- You can offer the possibility of international business to any company you want to work for.
- When you are finally in the workplace, you will constantly hear people saying "I wish I could speak xxxxxx!" You already can!
- Still not persuaded? Here are 700 reasons for learning languages.
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So you're about to face those dreaded A-levels and people are giving you advice/hell about where to go and what to study at university. The chances are (if you've landed on this site) you're considering studying a language at degree-level. We might be biased, but it's an absolutely FANTASTIC idea! Here's why...
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