Zhang Xuefeng talks about employment prospects for minor language majors

Teacher Zhang Xuefeng mentioned in a live broadcast that a minor language is a tool, not a major. Learning a major in a minor language may mean being unemployed after graduation.

Introduction to minor languages:

As the name suggests, minor languages ??are foreign languages ??that are only used in a few countries compared to foreign languages ??such as English that are widely used and widely used. There are generally two definitions of minority languages. Refers to languages ??other than the common languages ??of the United Nations (Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic).

There is also a view that English is a universal language and other languages ??are non-universal languages. Therefore, another definition of minor languages ??refers to languages ??other than English. According to statistics from the first definition, there are about 30 minor languages ??offered by various universities in China.

According to analysis, the sharp increase in the number of students studying abroad in small-language countries is closely related to their popularity in employment. In Beijing, there are often major foreign affairs activities and sports events, such as the World Conference on Women and the World University Games.

At this time, Spanish students from Beijing Foreign Studies University and other schools all go out to serve as volunteers, and are all assigned by the organizer to serve as translators for foreign officials and important people who come to China, and undergo foreign affairs discipline, language Training of translation skills.

In addition to some schools offering courses in minor languages, various minor language classes have also sprung up in society, such as the well-known ones: Faya Minor Languages, First Education International Education, EUC, New Oriental, etc. . Fans of minority languages ??can learn minority languages ????in schools and classes, or they can learn by themselves.

Self-study can use television, radio and the Internet. TV signals of minority languages ??can be received in some places (for example, with the help of satellite TV). Shortwave radio is a very convenient way to learn languages ??of minority languages ??and can receive broadcasts from many countries with minority languages.

The Internet is an excellent weapon for learning minority languages. You can directly watch TV programs from minority language countries and listen to radio broadcasts from those minority language countries. Our country's national radio station (China Radio International) also has external broadcasts in many languages. And there are a lot of learning materials in small languages ????on the Internet.

Many are materials comparing English and minority languages. Moreover, the development of video technology has also provided new ways for learning small languages. Search for common minority languages ??in Baidu Video, and you can find video tutorials in almost all of them. Domestic libraries and bookstores have also made it easier than before to borrow and buy various small-language books and audio-visual teaching materials.