Level 3 - Post 2 (week 4) Why did you choose this career/study programme?
Write about:
- your dream jobs when you were a child
- other career options that you had at the moment of applying to university
- what made you decide in the end
- your experience at university until now
- the kind of job you would like to have
> word count: 120 words
> don't forget to leave comments on 3 of your classmates posts and on your teacher's post as well.
I studied English Linguistics, and I always thought "what would my future job be?". And here I am!!
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I studied English Linguistics, and I always thought "what would my future job be?". And here I am!!
I always wanted to have a fun, light, easy going and not too hard to do job, but always wanted to be with people.
From all the many areas I could work in, I always wanted something neither too-much outdoors nor indoors, furthermore I wanted something that would produce some kind of social change, a good important and deep change.
In other matters, I wanted to travel, to see the world, to meet strange people, well... strange meaning, different than me and my friends and family. With teaching languages, I have been able to do all the former, which leads me to think it was the right choice.
I tried working in an office once, in a job that was not as stressful as a teacher's job but after a year, and after missing the classrooms a lot, I decided to go back to stressful, challenging but rewarding teaching.
Nowadays, I am thinking on taking up on PHD studies in the field of Applied Linguistics, I would like to do it either in the Netherlands, Switzerland and/or England.
I would like to do it in those countries, well, in the two first ones because they have a long history of successful multilingualism and because they are definitely good at languages. England on the other hand, would be my last choice, and this is because of a fact that gave birth to a joke, that is, - and please, no offense-, but the joke says: "how do you call a person who speaks only one language? […] you call them British"...LOL
Haha, I've never listened that joke before. Back to stress is a good choice, it makes it happy again (we too).
ResponderBorrarThe joke is really funny, and I also really want to travel Switzerland one day.
ResponderBorrarStress is very addictive. I can not live without a some stress.
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ResponderBorrarI would also like to know the world. Love the joke is very funny!
ResponderBorrarCongratulations on finding a place within this world that makes you happy! I think it's great. I hope all the new goals to achieve a great professional and a better person
ResponderBorrarGreat! I would also like to continue my studies in Europe, it would be a great experience!
ResponderBorrarVery well teacher, I also look for something similar, something that changes the world a little!
ResponderBorrarLike you, one of the reasons I want to learn English is to communicate with English speakers and travel around the world.
ResponderBorrarI think that it is very good to have plans for the future like to do a PHD
ResponderBorrarI would love travel around the world too. See differents cultures, people, make memories, and a lot of fun!
ResponderBorrarI think that I choosed journalism for the same reason, try to change the world.
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ResponderBorrarPedagogy can be a very satisfying experience. My grandmother is also a teacher and the reasons that will lead her to study this race are very similar to yours.
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ResponderBorrarI think it's great that you've studied a career that allows you to travel and fulfill that desire. I think that languages are the basis of our human relationships so you chose the best decision according to your pleasures!
I have always wanted to work with people too and I also would be very satisfied if I could contribute to make deep social changes with my career.
ResponderBorrarI think that we have a similar view about learning languages: I would love to travel too, but I like to learn english not just for that. It is a whole new world to discover!
ResponderBorrarI think you took a good decision: seems that you like teaching (although it is a bit stressful)
Did you ever teach English in a school? Or only in the university? If the answer is yes, what you prefer? or what it´s the difference?
ResponderBorrarTeacher, You have a very good vocation! Congratulations!! I hope you can take your doctoral studies in the field of applied linguistics in the countries you want.
ResponderBorrarNice! Just like you I like the indoor and outdoor work, because of this I chose study cinema.
ResponderBorrarA PHD on Applied linguistics sounds very interesting: I hope you could make it! And also is very nice that you could say "was the right choice", people don't usually say that
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