Language Colleges & Universities

Language Studies Can Show You the World
The study of language requires an innate sense of curiosity about other cultures, and a great appreciation for diversity, history, and community dynamics. Those pursuing language degrees have a natural desire to learn about other societies and ethnicities, and are effective communicators.

What You Can Learn in a Language School or Program
Regardless of which language you study, you'll be amazed at how language schools and programs can teach you about your first language and the effect culture has on language and how we communicate with each other.

College language studies vary depending on location (at home or abroad), size, faculty, and the language(s) you pursue. You may use Web-based language programs, witness cultural events or exhibits, employ foreign media in the classroom, meet people from other countries in person or online, or even engage in foreign travel. You'll study history and cultural topics relevant to your chosen language, and will spend a lot of time speaking, writing, and reading in your chosen language in the classroom.

Language Degrees in the Workplace
We truly live in a global village today, thanks to technological advances; this means that those with language degrees may have more career opportunities than ever before.

Language degrees often lead to work in the following industries:
  •   Business: international banking, importing/exporting, consulting, marketing, public relations, and purchasing
  •   Hospitality: tourism and travel planners or guides, airport personnel, resort or hotel management
  •   Government: diplomats, court interpreters or translators, immigration workers, customs agents, intelligence workers
  •   Social service: health care workers, law enforcement, attorneys, social workers
  •   Education: teachers, Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESOL) instructors, corporate trainers

The training you receive in communication, history, and cultural studies through language schools can be beneficial in any line of work, from journalism to law, medicine, or criminal justice.