Languages Connect Broaden Horizons A4 to A5 Leaflet August 2023 (1) - Flipbook - Page 3
Boost your Career
Foreign languages will open doors to many
different opportunities throughout your career.
Employers need people who are adaptable,
resilient, and good communicators. Learning
languages gives you all these skills and so
much more. If you’d like to hear more from Irish
people who use languages in their jobs every
day, check out the Languages Connect YouTube
Channel youtube.com/languagesconnect.
Languages help you connect
better with people in so many
different types of roles
• Business
• Diplomacy and Politics
• Education
• Fashion and Beauty
• Food Export and Agriculture
• Gaming and Localisation
• Healthcare and Medical Sciences
• Humanitarianism
• IT
• Law
• Sales and Marketing
• Social Media
• Social Care
• Sport
• STEM
• Tourism and Hospitality
• Translation and Interpreting
• Wellbeing
• And lots more…
“If students are considering learning a
language, don’t put it off, do it! Students
with languages can go into a whole range
of areas. From business and technical
areas to diplomacy, international
law and politics – it’s limitless.”
Orlaith Tunney, Careers Consultant,
Trinity College Dublin
So many Leaving Cert
Languages to choose from
You can now study Mandarin Chinese for
the Leaving Cert. Polish, Portuguese and
Lithuanian are also curricular subjects now.
This means that there is an aural, oral
and written exam. All of these language
subjects count towards Third Level entry
requirements.
Leaving Cert
Language Classes
Languages Connect/PPLI offer a wide range
of Leaving Cert Classes in languages that
may not be available to study in your school
– Chinese, Japanese, Lithuanian, Romanian,
Polish, Portuguese, Russian. These classes
are fully funded by the Department of
Education and are held at various locations
nationwide. For more information, check out
languagesconnect.ie/language-classes.
