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Languages
A language is a system used to facilitate communication among higher animals
and/or computers, but it's not limited to comunication. [citation needed] The
problem of language is emerging as the central preoccupation of our time. This
article is about the fundamental features typically found in nearly all natural
human languages. For information about artificial languages specifically for
computers, see computer language. Higher animals believed to employ audible
language only, without symbols, include, but are not limited to, dolphins and
whales. For information about this subject, see "Animal communication
Languages are not a vocational option-
Languages can be studied in an academic way - but many courses are really
practical, especially those that combine languages with another subject. The
range of vocational degrees involving a language is virtually limitless - from
Accountancy with Russian to Engineering with Italian. Subjects like Business
Studies or IT combine particularly well with a language and you'll get a much
broader range of possibilities after graduating. And even if you don't want to
do a language as a main subject, many universities offer institution-wide
language programmes which mean you can take up a new language or keep up one
your learnt at school alongside your other subjects.
The only jobs you can do with languages are teaching or translating-
Language graduates have a vast array of career opportunities open to them,
ranging from work with well-known multinational companies to international
organisations or charities. There are exciting opportunities - often involving
travel abroad - in almost every sector. A recent survey shows that only about 5%
of language graduates go into teaching, and much fewer into translating or
interpreting. About 27% go into business services, and around 10% go into each
of the following: manufacturing, sales, banking/finance, community/social
services, transport/communications. Don't think you're limiting your career
options by choosing languages.
There's no demand for language skills in the jobs market-
You may be surprised to know that language graduates have lower rates of
unemployment than graduates in the great majority of other subjects - only 3% of
German graduates were still unemployed at the time of a recent survey, as
opposed to over 5% of those with degrees in Business Studies, and an amazing 8%
of those who did Computing. Employers are waking up to the need to recruit
people with languages - and not just the obvious ones either. Community
languages such as Arabic, Urdu and Chinese are increasingly being required too,
as are Welsh and British Sign Language. Rest assured if you choose languages
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