It's good to learn that small language.

Looking at the nine small languages, Portuguese is the most popular.

French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Arabic are the nine most popular foreign languages in China except English, and they all have the same name-"minor languages".

The similarity of minority languages in the employment situation stems from the similarity of employment channels. Although there are many differences in language structure, they have strong characteristics in employment channels, mainly in the following aspects:

1. government civil servants; 2. College teachers; 3. News media organizations; 4. Foreign enterprises and Sino-foreign joint ventures; 5. Foreign Affairs Offices of provinces and cities;

6. Foreign trade companies; 7. Travel companies; 8. Study abroad training institutions; 9. Cultural communication companies; 10. Freelancers.

Generally speaking, the differences in the employment situation of minority languages are mainly affected by three aspects: the number of people learning this language, the number and economic situation of countries that speak this language, and the relationship between China and these countries, including geography and political economy.

Portuguese (6 universities, 7 Portuguese-speaking countries and regions)

Most Portuguese-speaking countries are concentrated in Africa, with five. In terms of language, Portuguese and Spanish are close, but in terms of employment, Portuguese and French are close. Like French, Africa is also a major battlefield for Portuguese employment at present. When we talk about Portuguese-speaking Africa, we must talk about one country-Angola. Angola's contribution to China is not only basketball in the Olympic Games, but also China's largest trading partner in Africa. What is more exaggerated is that Xiao 'an actually replaced Xiao 'an as the largest oil supplier in China in early 2008. It goes without saying how complementary the economies of China and Angola are. China also maintains good economic relations with Mozambique, another Portuguese-speaking African country, and is currently the sixth largest investor in that country. According to the recruitment information registered by enterprises on our website, the starting salary of people studying Portuguese in Africa will reach 2000-2500 US dollars, which is far behind other small languages.

However, for many people, Africa just wants to be far away, but is unwilling to be near. If you don't want to go, it doesn't matter. Brazil, the Portuguese-speaking South American football kingdom, is also an important position to attract Portuguese-speaking talents. Brazil, China, Russia and India are now called BRIC countries, and these countries have the greatest economic development potential. No matter now or in the future, the current number of Portuguese-speaking graduates is far from meeting the demand.

Portugal, the birthplace of Portuguese, does not provide many employment opportunities, but the demand is always there. Moreover, it has occupied such a treasure in Europe, giving Portuguese speakers a foothold and base on three continents.

Spanish

Spanish is a bit like French five years ago. There are more than 20 Spanish-speaking countries, and there are only more than 20 Spanish-speaking institutions in China. Judging from the training market in the past two years, Spanish has warmed up the fastest, on the one hand, because of the opening of the study abroad market in American countries, on the other hand, the market has more demand for Spanish talents.

Spanish-speaking countries are mostly concentrated in Latin America, which is greatly influenced by the West, and their economic dependence on the United States is not strong, and the demand for Spanish talents is relatively stable. At present, the good employment situation benefits from the law that things are scarce and expensive. Unsurprisingly, the number of Spanish colleges and universities will increase sharply in recent years, and with the gradual availability of suitable people in suitable positions, Spanish employment in the future may not have such obvious advantages.

French

More than 40 francophone countries and regions.

French is the language with the largest number and widest range in countries other than English. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games and all competition venues are broadcast in French, English and Chinese. But in terms of employment, the scene is embarrassing: few French learners go to Europe for employment, and more go to Africa.

Nowadays, French majors are very similar to African preparatory classes, providing a steady stream of translation for Africa. Most French-speaking countries are located in Africa. Although these countries are poor, they are rich in natural resources, most of which have not been developed. China and Africa have always enjoyed a traditional friendship. We call other countries friends and African countries brothers, which is obviously very different. Two years ago, we hosted a forum on China-Africa cooperation, and the brothers got together for a while. China's fierceness and strength in Africa is something that western countries do not want to see. African issues are increasingly becoming the focus between China and the West. From oil in Darfur to arms in Zimbabwe, western countries are both dissatisfied and uneasy, saying that China is pursuing "neo-colonialism" in Africa.

Going to Africa will pay well. The starting salary is about $ 1, 000- 1, 500, which is why French will become the "highest monthly salary" major on the list. However, few people go to Africa only for money, especially girls. Going to Africa is more like a helpless choice under the pressure of employment. There are indeed too many graduates majoring in French now. The number of French colleges has basically doubled in the past five years, and people studying in France are also returning to China, which has had an impact on the employment of French majors.

German

There are about five German-speaking countries and regions.

German 10 is the first job, and the second salary language is small. I still feel a little optimistic. The employment situation in Germany is basically stable, which will not be too surprising or too disappointing. The main channel to attract talents is the above-mentioned 10 field. In attracting talents from foreign companies, except Japanese companies, German companies are the best performers, especially in the automobile industry.

In the past three years, due to the adjustment of study abroad policy, studying abroad in Germany is at a low point, and the number of students enrolled in training in Germany has also declined slightly. I feel that German is not as popular in China as before. However, for German majors, this may be a good thing, and there are fewer competitors to join in the fun.

Japanese

A Japanese-speaking country-Japan

Aside from the factors of national feelings, objectively speaking, Japan is indeed a country with leading technology and many famous enterprises. In today's digital age, young people are stealing several Japanese goods: Casio's watches, electronic dictionaries, calculators, Canon, Sony and Nikon cameras.

Among the top 500 companies in the world, Japan has always ranked second. At the same time, due to the geographical relationship, a large number of Japanese companies have invested and set up factories in China. Unlike European and American companies, Japanese companies use English as their office language regardless of their mother tongue, and Japanese English is not good either. Japanese enterprises have absorbed a large number of Japanese graduates. Many people think that foreign companies are the main graduation destination for minority language students, probably because of the influence of Japanese employment. At present, there are many institutions offering Japanese, reaching 227, almost half of English institutions. It is not difficult for Japanese students to find a job, nor is it easy to find a good job. Many of them are employees of Japanese companies.

Italian

English-speaking countries-mainly Italy

Italy is a maverick country, and it is difficult to understand her with fixed thinking. This country is very individual, but the employment of Italian learners is mostly regular. I once took part in an Italian class at Beijing Foreign Studies University, and I exchanged website advertisements for training courses. The teacher is very young and hasn't graduated for two years. They talked to us about their classmates' employment situation, which basically focused on the 10 field mentioned at the beginning of the article.

There is no field in Italian that can attract a large number of graduates. However, due to the small number of colleges and universities, the enrollment is not annual, and the Italian study abroad policy is not stable, and there are not a large number of returned graduates like French, German and Spanish, so the advantage of employment in Italy is that the competition pressure is not great, and the disadvantage is that the channels are not wide.

Russian

There are about 10 Russian-speaking countries and regions.

Apart from Russia, Russian is not the only common language in several other countries. In Ukraine and several "Stan" countries, there is a trend of "de-russification", and the status of Russian seems to be weakening. The news is a bit depressing, but exciting. I went to the opening ceremony of a friend's bar the other day and met a French tour guide. I asked him which language guide he lacked most, and he spoke Russian without thinking.

The Russian economy has recovered rapidly in recent years. Not only in some border areas of Heilongjiang and Xinjiang, Sino-Russian trade is very active. In the core area of the capital Beijing, Yabao Road next to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, street signs and shop signs are bilingual in China and Russia, and the scale is very large.

There are many institutions offering Russian, but many of them have not enrolled students in recent years, and Russian employment is generally in a state of recovery.

Arabic

Arabic is spoken in more than 20 countries and regions.

There are more than 20 Arabic-speaking countries, mainly distributed in West Asia, East Africa and North Africa, giving people the impression of desert and oil. Some countries are rich in oil, and Qatar, with a population of over 800,000, has such good financial resources to host the Asian Games because of oil. Arabic-speaking countries really like to talk about oil. In addition to the mentioned 65,438+00 small language industries, the employment of Arabic-speaking graduates is closely related to this. PetroChina, Sinopec and CNOOC are the foothold of graduates. Traditionally, son preference is more serious in Arabic-speaking countries. Although it can't be concluded that Arab girls are not good at employment, it is really difficult for girls to develop better.

Arabic-speaking countries lack well-known enterprises, so it is unrealistic to learn Arabic to enter foreign companies. Arabs doing business in China are mostly concentrated in small commodity wholesale markets like Yiwu. Algerian, Tunisia, Moroccan and other countries use Arabic as their official language and French is widely used. Many companies are equipped with translators in two languages, which can be regarded as a French family.

Korean

Korean-speaking countries-Korea and North Korea

South Korean companies investing in China include big companies like Samsung and LG, and more are small companies. The distribution of Korean enterprises in China is very regional, with many in Shandong, Northeast China, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong, and most of them are located in some second-and third-tier cities, such as Dalian, Qingdao, Yantai, Weihai, Rizhao and Dongguan. The salary level is also low, and some people will do it with a monthly salary of 65,438+0,000 RMB. Small Korean enterprises set up factories in China, which means low labor costs.

Among the nine small languages, the Korean major has a low gold content, which is the major that pays the least attention to academic qualifications and the most attention to the actual Korean level. Many enterprises only need to go to junior college or even high school. This is because Korean is relatively easy to master; Secondly, many Koreans in China are born bilingual talents; Thirdly, there are many Korean students and staff in China. Their Chinese is good, and they live in the community, so they have little dependence on Korean translation.

Quality requirements for learning small languages

Some students think that since the content of the small language test is mainly English, students with good English scores are definitely suitable for learning small languages. Actually, this is not necessarily the case. Small languages have many different names, and some languages have special pronunciations. If you learn English well, you may not learn it well. Because you learn English from primary school, the college entrance examination mainly depends on the written test results, while small languages are learned only when you enter the university, and oral English accounts for a large proportion in the learning course. By this time, you have passed the best period of learning a foreign language. Therefore, learning small languages requires certain talents, such as clear speech, strong imitation ability and sensitive response to language. It is always difficult to learn a foreign language by memorizing phonetic symbols and letters.

There is a saying among college students who study small languages: "Three minutes in Korean, three hours in English, three days in French, three months in Japanese, three years in German and three hundred years in Arabic." This statement may not be scientific, but it reflects the difficulty of learning small languages to some extent.

In short, to learn small languages, we must first have a strong interest in small languages. Don't apply blindly because small language majors are popular or have a good job. Learning a small language requires not only memorizing words, learning grammar and listening to tapes, but also understanding the cultural and social development of this country. Without strong interest and persistent persistence, learning will be very painful. Secondly, candidates have a strong ability to understand and use the language. Language is used for communication and application. Some candidates have a good writing style, but they are introverted and poor in oral expression, which is not suitable for minor language majors.

Therefore, I would like to remind candidates that if you sing out of tune, can't hear all the tones clearly, slurred speech and have poor imitation ability, it is probably not suitable for learning small languages. Even if you are lucky enough to enter this major, it will not be conducive to your future development and further study, and you may even repeat a grade and drop out of school.

Recommend institutions with advantages in small languages.

There are many colleges and universities offering minority languages, but I still suggest that candidates give priority to those colleges and universities with their own characteristics and advantages in school-running philosophy and curriculum setting, with super teachers and minority languages ranking among the top in the country.

1. Beijing Foreign Studies University: Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Spanish

Beijing Foreign Studies University is a foreign language institution with the longest history, the most comprehensive level and the most languages in China. It is one of the first authorized units for master's and doctor's degrees in China, among which 18 is the only subject in China. There is now a postdoctoral mobile station for foreign languages and literature, with doctoral programs in Russian, German, Arabic, Japanese, Spanish, European languages and literature, foreign linguistics, foreign languages and literature, applied linguistics and so on. German is a national key discipline, while Russian and Arabic are key disciplines in Beijing.

2. Tongji University: German

Tongji University was founded by Germans in 1907, with close ties and frequent exchanges with Germany and Europe, and has been teaching in German until the 1950s. The German teaching in Tongji University can be described as the epitome of German teaching in China, which has four characteristics: long history, huge scale, complete types and emphasis on quality.

3. university of international business and economics: Spanish and Arabic

Spanish major in university of international business and economics was founded in 1954, which is one of the earliest Spanish majors in China. With the trade between Spain and Canada, the employment situation of foreign language majors has been very good. Arabic major was founded in 1954, which is one of the earliest departments in China. The teachers are strong and the level of scientific research is among the best in China. The employment level of students has remained at a high level.

4. Heilongjiang University: Russian

As a key comprehensive university in Heilongjiang Province, Heilongjiang University has made great efforts to develop Russian language and literature by virtue of its good geographical advantages bordering Russia. Russian is one of the oldest majors in Heilongjiang University and a national key discipline, with doctoral and master's programs and a Russian language and literature research center. With the increasingly close relationship between China and Russia, learning Russian will be promising.

5. Guangxi University for Nationalities: Vietnamese, Lao, Thai, Cambodian.

Guangxi University for Nationalities is a national foreign language non-general undergraduate talent training base. Relying on the advantages of neighboring Southeast Asia, ASEAN Expo and Nanning International Folk Song Festival, Guangxi University for Nationalities has created a "3+ 1" talent training model, and the employment rate of non-lingua franca graduates has remained at 100%. At present, thousands of students from Guangxi University for Nationalities have gone to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and other countries to exchange teaching or translation.

6. Wuhan University: French

Wuhan has become the most intensive and intensive city of French investment in China. The economic cooperation between Wuhan and France is not limited to a single automobile field, but develops in many fields such as finance, commercial chain, high technology and petroleum products. Wuhan University has become the largest French training base in China. Wuhan University has signed cooperation and exchange agreements with more than 20 universities in France, which has become an important base and window for French education and scientific and technological cooperation and exchange in China. The French subject of Wuhan University ranks second in the country, with a complete training system from undergraduate-master-doctor, and the number of people studying in France continues to be the first in the country.

7. Dalian Foreign Studies University: Korean, Japanese

Dalian International Studies University is the cradle of foreign language talents and a bridge to the world. Taking advantage of facing South Korea and Japan across the sea, the college has jointly run schools with many famous schools such as Waseda University, Kyushu University and Nagano University in Japan. Japan is one of the countries that receive the most students from China, and Japan and South Korea are also important economic partners of China in Asia.

8. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies: Japanese, Indonesian Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean and French.

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies is a key foreign-related university in Guangdong Province. The school has a panoramic international trade simulation laboratory and simultaneous interpretation room with advanced equipment. As an international business metropolis, Guangzhou is close to Southeast Asian countries, with strong foreign language background and unique conditions, and its minor language majors stand out. Japanese major is one of the earliest master's majors offered by universities in Guangdong Province.