What is it like to learn to master a small (non-dialect) language?
You have decided to learn a new language. The real challenge begins now.
Research shows that learning a new language can do so much for the brain and for our social experience. Not only does learning a language help you expand your mind, but it also opens up new communities where you can connect with potential new acquaintances and friends. It makes work, travel, and your social life more enriching, while also keeping our minds active at the same time.
What foreign languages are usually considered "out of the ordinary"?
From the comprehensive consideration of the wide distribution, the number of users as an official language, economic, political and cultural influence, generally speaking, Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Japan and South Korea are not among the "cold ones".
The degree of "unpopularity" of the remaining languages can be divided into several levels:
- In fact, Hindi and Indonesian, which have a large population base, are used.
- The population base is not large, but most people in the country are relatively "familiar" with the first language of the country, mainly European languages such as Dutch, Swedish, etc., and Asian languages such as Vietnamese, Turkish, etc.
- The first language of the country that most people in the country are not familiar with, such as Swahili, Hebrew, etc.
- Classical languages such as Sanskrit, Latin, Ancient Greek, etc.
- The relatively strong first official language of the non-host country, or the regional official language, such as Catalan.
- Relatively weak and even endangered regional ethnic languages, such as Hawaiian and Navajo.
- An international auxiliary language in an artificial language, such as Esperanto.
- The original language of film and television literature in artificial languages, such as Klingon, High Valyrian, etc.
Advantages of language learning
Language has become the medium of empowerment in a world where different cultures and nationalities are now blended together more than ever. Learning a new language opens newer communication avenues and opportunities — you can chat with someone from the other end of the globe and share common interests or find a job on a foreign shore that requires some knowledge of their native language. Students willing to study overseas are also going to benefit from this pursuit.
Which small language is more promising?
According to the survey, Spanish, Italian, French and German are the "minority language" majors with higher salaries, followed by Japanese and Korean.
The most sought-after 5 small languages
- The most "money" language: Portuguese Portugal
It is a famous emigration country in Europe, the number of blue skies is more than 200 days a year, winter is not very cold, summer is not very hot, life is very leisurely, and there are many holidays.
Professional Portuguese students generally go to Africa, the starting salary will reach 2000-2500 US dollars, such a wage level, is other small languages beyond, whether it is now or in the future, the current number of Portuguese graduates, are far from meeting the demand.
- The best new language: Spanish
As one of the six working languages of the United Nations, Spanish is not only in Spain, but also in other parts of the world is more commonly used, there are nearly 400 million people in the world speak Spanish. Spanish is known as "the language of dialogue with God".
- Most popular language: French
France has always been a very romantic and romantic country, not only that, French is also the most widely used language in the country after English.
- Most valuable language to learn: German
German employment ranks in the top 10, salary ranks the second smallest language, and most of the people who choose to study German are middle and high-level people in enterprises. In general, it is for the better development of a career or for the convenience of working in German enterprises.
After Japan, German companies are the best at attracting foreign talent, especially in the automotive industry.
- The most recognized language for enterprises - Japanese
Japanese as a small language type of strength, its attention and market recognition are relatively high. From the perspective of employment, good oral Japanese skills can make workers feel like a fish in water in Japanese enterprises, and the promotion space is greatly increased.
