Not sure what major to choose, is studying Languages the right choice?

For a long time, the language industry has been "wrongly accused" when many people think that "If you don't know which major to choose, study languages". Is the above viewpoint right or wrong, why is the above opinion so popular, choosing to study languages when you don't know your passion is bad or good... Let's find out and answer the above information in the article below.

Gen Z struggles to choose a major

Choosing a major and university is an important decision for every young person on the path to establishing a career in the future. Many young people quickly determine their favorite major and the one that suits them. However, some other students are struggling to decide which major to choose.

Dr. Le Thi Thanh Huong shared: “In 20 years of working in the education sector, I have noticed that most candidates do not have a clear career orientation. They do not know what they like, what their abilities and strengths are suitable for, and which career is suitable for them. Most of them follow the trends of society and their family. Some candidates even choose randomly because they are not passionate about any field of study.”

DNU teachers advise and guide students on career orientation at the 2023 Admissions and Career Counseling Day.

Instead of “choosing randomly”, candidates should make smart choices. “Having an additional language is like living an additional life. Language is not only a supplementary tool but also a “weapon” for international integration, expanding career opportunities, increasing income… Therefore, if you do not know what major to choose, language is a very “worth the money” choice…”. That is the affirmation of Dr. Le Thi Thanh Huong – Vice Principal of Dai Nam University.

Language is a good choice for young people, the training program does not have Math courses, you just need to be diligent, disciplined...; This is a profession that anyone can learn; study one major but do many jobs; high income; many opportunities to reach international level; many options for graduate study; some language majors such as Korean, Japanese, Chinese are when you enter university, you just start learning from the beginning and the opportunities for you are the same. If you are diligent, determine good goals, career opportunities are very high when the trend of the labor market is Korea, Japan is one of the countries with large foreign investment capital in Vietnam; English is an international language, Chinese is the language with the largest number of users in the world...

Choose to learn a language, why not?

Language is never “outdated”, anyone can learn it

In the current integration period, language becomes a “bridge” between countries, deciding the success or failure in economic, cultural, social relationships… Especially English, the official language of more than 50 countries in the world and the second language of more than 1 billion people. Mastering a language opens up more career opportunities, helping young people firmly on the path to becoming global citizens.

English is an international language, the "weapon" of international integration for DNU students.

In fact, language is one of the majors with a large number of applications each university admission season at Dai Nam University. The admission scores for English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc. are relatively high. This shows the great attraction of language; this major has never been out of date.

Compared to other majors that require a lot of reasoning skills, calculation, creativity, etc., the requirement of the language major is diligence. Even if your starting point is zero, but you study diligently, practice Listening - Speaking - Reading - Writing skills; "mastering" the language is completely possible.

Study one major to do many jobs

Regarding the viewpoint that “Should study a specific profession because language is just a supporting tool”, Dr. Le Thi Thanh Huong commented: “The training programs at Dai Nam University with the current language major are all built on the goal and output standards of students having both language and a specific profession to be able to participate in the labor market immediately. For example, with the major in Business English, students have both language and learn about business economics. After graduation, students can work as translators and interpreters, or can also pursue commerce, business or Pedagogical English to become teachers…”

Dai Nam University pays special attention to training and "expanding" English for students throughout the school.

With a practical and interdisciplinary training program, students of the Language Department of Dai Nam University after graduation can work in many diverse fields such as: teaching, translation - interpretation, editor, media specialist, content creator, tour guide, marketing... at multinational enterprises and corporations.

Many advantages when recruiting

Mr. Le Dac Lam - Chairman of Vntrip Technology Company said: "From a business perspective, we often prioritize candidates with foreign language advantages. We can retrain for work and basic skills, but not foreign languages."

In fact, most businesses today when posting recruitment ads note: "Knowing a foreign language is an advantage" . Many businesses even only recruit employees with foreign language certificates and proficiency in English.

Dr. Le Thi Thanh Huong said: With the strength of practical training - real combat, according to the "orders" of enterprises; students of the Language Department of Dai Nam University have many opportunities to intern at enterprises right from the first year with high income.

Many third-year Korean Language students are currently interning at LG Display Vietnam Hai Phong with salaries of 7-12 million VND/month. English Language students are recruited by many businesses right after graduation.

The "handshake" between Dai Nam University and LG Display Vietnam Hai Phong opens up many opportunities for practice and internship with salaries up to 12 million VND/month for students majoring in Korean Language.

Korean Language students visit and experience at LG Display Vietnam Hai Phong.

Provide multiple skills

Many people mistakenly think that studying languages at university is like going to a communication training center, only learning soft skills and study tips. In fact, language majors at universities teach in-depth skills. Not only can they talk to foreigners, language students must know how to write a properly structured essay, translate text without mistakes, translate spoken language flexibly, have accurate document research skills, teach foreign languages in an understandable way, and countless other related skills.

Writing, translating, researching and teaching are professional skills that help young people expand their career opportunities and earn high incomes.

Many options for further education

Marketing, translation, business administration, journalism, pedagogy, etc. are some of the majors that can be pursued further based on an English foundation. Meanwhile, with some other specific majors, students can only choose to pursue further studies within the limits of majors in the same field.

For young people who intend to “conquer” a Master’s or Doctorate degree at international schools; English is the first requirement. Therefore, having a Bachelor’s degree in languages is a great advantage for young people to go further on the path of studying and building a career.

03 ways to become a student of Language Department at Dai Nam University

In the 2023-2024 school year, Dai Nam University will enroll 200 full-time undergraduate students in English Language (major code: 7220201), 250 students in Chinese Language (major code: 7220204), 250 students in Korean Language (major code: 7220210) and 100 students in Japanese Language (major code: 7220209) according to 03 admission methods.

Specifically:

Method 1: Use the results of 03 subjects from the high school graduation exam results according to the registered combination for admission consideration.

Method 2: Use the transcript results, scores of 3 subjects from the 12th grade high school study results according to the registered combination for admission consideration.

Method 3: Direct admission according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training and the School.

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