{"id":359,"date":"2019-08-29T21:43:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T21:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/subjectchoicetest\/?page_id=359"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:32:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T11:32:15","slug":"french-german","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/subjectchoicetest\/french-german\/","title":{"rendered":"French\/German"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What are Modern Languages?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being able to speak another language gives you a wonderful opportunity to travel, study, work and live all over the world and to experience other countries and their cultures. \u00a0Learning a language is challenging, fun, engaging and exciting.\u00a0 Foreign language skills are essential in today\u2019s world; they are sought after by many employers and they complement a huge range of jobs. \u00a0A foreign language can be combined with another subject at university, eg French and Law. \u00a0You could even do a term or a year of your university degree in an another country, eg Architecture in Germany.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What skills are developed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communication skills<\/li>\n<li>Interpersonal skills<\/li>\n<li>ICT skills<\/li>\n<li>Problem solving skills<\/li>\n<li>Teamwork<\/li>\n<li>The ability to speak another language is an essential skill in itself in today\u2019s global society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What kind of person does it take?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Someone who&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Has an interest in current affairs and media<\/li>\n<li>Enjoys learning about other countries and their cultures, eg film and music<\/li>\n<li>Enjoys communicating<\/li>\n<li>Enjoys problem solving<\/li>\n<li>Enjoys working in small groups<\/li>\n<li>Enjoys meeting new people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Horizons &#8211; where can this subject take you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Foreign language skills are a plus on any CV and complement many different careers.<\/p>\n<p><em>Career options are vast but could include:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Primary teaching, teaching English as a foreign language, translation and interpreting.\u00a0 Industries that look for graduates with language skills include the media, PR, finance, banking, tourism, consulting or working internationally with a charity or as part of a business that trades internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Further job categories can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk\/my-career-options\/job-categories#job-category-languages\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pathways &#8211; how can I progress?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/45775.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-692 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/10\/sqa-e1571921569942.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>School<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>N4 French, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/09\/N5-Modern-Languages.pdf\"><strong>N5 French\/German,<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/public\/subjectchoicetest\/uploads\/sites\/5593\/2019\/09\/Higher-Modern-Languages.pdf\"><strong>Higher French<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some knowledge and skills useful in other languages.<\/p>\n<p><em>College<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See Horizons above &#8211; many diverse courses on offer at Scottish colleges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Employment<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Opportunities in local employers that offer\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apprenticeships.scot\"><strong>Foundation, Modern and Graduate apprenticeships<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Languages courses on offer at university example<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.napier.ac.uk\/courses\/ba-hons-international-business-management-undergraduate-fulltime\"><strong>Napier University<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/modlangs\/\"><strong>St Andrews University<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Modern languages go with all other subjects and work particularly well with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Travel and tourism, Business, English, History, Modern Studies, Philosophy, RMPS, Law<\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are Modern Languages? 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