How languages help in your career

Описание: Languages are incredibly valuable in many different ways, and useful. Creative Multilingualism wants to encourage young people in the UK to be ambitious and to think creatively about the career possibilities languages open up.

This video, produced by Creative Multilingualism, highlights how languages connect to identity and are increasingly relevant to forging a career that will be of personal interest to young people in the UK.

Did you know:
even a small amount of language knowledge can be the seed for big opportunities
languages open doors to career opportunities
language learning gives you transferable skills
language learning can enhance your opportunities for creativity

Languages open doors to lots of different careers. Whether you are learning a language at school or in your community, or if you have a home or heritage language other than English, languages can take you places you don’t yet know you want to go. You don’t even have to be fluent in a language for it to lead to career opportunities. Learning languages gives you transferable skills; you develop the ability to think creatively, to forge connections between communities, to translate across cultures and identities. Languages give us a sense of who we are and allow us to express and explore ourselves.

Learn more: https://www.creativeml.ox.ac.uk/careers