Career impact
Like Long Journeys, International Careers Begin with the First Step
A few IFE profiles, to illustrate the value of a meaningful semester abroad, before a career plan is in sight..
Recommended reading: Language study abroad
Book Review: The Professional Lives of Language Study Abroad Alumni, by Celeste Kinginger and Jingyaun Zhuan.
Study Abroad and Language Learning: A large-scale study
The Professional Lives of Language Study Abroad Alumni, by Celeste Kinginger and Jingyaun Zhuan, finds that language-based study abroad experiences open doors, of all kinds.
What Employers Look For
Surveys of employers repeatedly show that what they most seek are graduates with transferable skills that they can demonstrate. Students who study abroad for at least a semester, in a "high-impact" program in another language, acquire/increase these core skills and,...
Why are languages so foreign (to U.S. higher education)?
Most readers of this letter agree on the importance of language acquisition. What can be (and is being) done about the apparent decline of language instruction on the US campus?.
“Language Skills have been Central”: An IFE alum's career journey
So, you're studying a foreign language, maybe two. People ask what for? IFE alum Elisielle Lopes' experience provides some great answers ( + Elisielle's video discussing the joy of languages at work).