1. Because English is not enough!!
Why study a language?
Because English is not enough!!

2. Language skills in Europe

3. “English is simply not enough
“English is simply not enough. We cannot understand the world in English. We need to be aware as never before of other languages and of the ways in which they identify and represent their cultures”
Footitt, October 2001

4. Can you guess which Language he is speaking?

5. How many people in the world speak English as their mother tongue?
309,350,000
55,000,000
c) 187,000,000

6. How many people in the world speak English as their mother tongue?
309,350,000
55,000,000
c) 187,000,000
508,000,000 including second languages speakers

7. Not everyone speaks English
94% of the world’s population does not speak English as their first language
75% of the World’s population do not speak English at all
British businesses lose millions of pounds every year because their employees can not speak a foreign language
Ok here is the first reason
(emphasise that it is simply a myth that everyone speaks English etc.)
Ask them to guess the percentage
Click to reason 2

8. So….English is not enough
Other reasons for learning a language:
You find out about other people and cultures
It gives you more confidence
It gives you communication skills

10. It’s easier to get a job with a language degree.
Average unemployment rates among new UK graduates ( ):
German %
French %
All modern languages %
Business/admin %
Computing %
Media Studies %
Comment about the other stats. Medicine, Education, law etc. Brings us on to our next heading: A brief overview of undergraduate provision in UK higher education. What then is the state of play with regard to language provision in higher education in this country? Well the truth is that language provision is still available in the majority of the UK’s universities and colleges of higher Education and it looks set to remain that way? We should not overlook the fact that a handful institutions have closed their language departments in recent years but the situation is not as gloomy as some might have us believe. As recently as 2002 more than students were doing languages as all or part of their degree in the UK. There are a whole range of languages on offer within our universities and colleges of Higher Education.

12. What jobs can you do if you speak another language?
The Media
Travel and Tourism
Advertising and marketing
Import and export (e.g. The wine industry)
Engineering

14. You don’t have to have studied languages at university – but going beyond GCES certainly helps!

15. More reasons…… It gives you more confidence It’s great for holidays!
You learn about yourself and your own country
You make new friends

17. So what are you alternatives?
AS / A level
New language at GCSE
NVQ
Certificate in Business Language Competence
Just learn a language for FUN!
Not all schools offer all of these – need to check
Specialised diploma – language module may be part
Specialised diploma in Languages planned for 2011