Note Taking Part - Annotating Our Sources

All group members have already found some reliable and academic resources. Later, we put links which belong to resources on the blog. And now, we examine our texts and some taking useful notes. Finally, we will explain each other. 





Ahmet Berke AKBULUT

The Telegragh;

Why learn a foreign language? Benefits of bilingualism by Anne Meriitt

- speaking two or more languages is a worth to the cognitive process.

- there are some several mental benefits for everybody even adult people.

- there are seven advantages to be bilingual.

1) to become smarter

2) to build multitasking skills

3) to stave off Alzheimer’s and dementia

4) to memory improves

5) to become more perceptive

6) to decision-making skill improves

7) to improve your English or other languages

The Next Web;

Money, dream jobs, a better brain: why everyone should learn a second language by Kayla Matthews

- being bilingual gives people the benefit of standing out in the increasingly competitive job market.

- also it provides to increase their salary and to open up tons of amazing job opportunities.For example, Game Translator for Nintendo gets paid to translate the in-game text, manuals and more. There are more examples like that.

- recently, there have been 295,000 jobs which can be found in the USA, there are still many people seeking full-time positions who are forced to take part-time jobs.

- learning a second language may lead to salary bonuses. For instace, English-speaking Americans who learn a foreign language can expect to earn only about $600 more than someone who knows only English. Which language supplies bonuses for workers such as

            Spanish – 1.5 percent bonus

French – 2.3 percent bonus

German – 3.8 percent bonus

- assuming you only earn a 2 % of language bonus on your salary, you easily stand to gain an additional $25,000 during your career.

- also knowing a foreign language provides to protect against Alzheimer’s and dementia, improving decision making and developing your memory and attention span.

Lingholic;

Ten Amazing Reasons Why You Should Learn a Foreign Language by Sam Gendreau

1) Meet new people and develop life-long friendships

- you could meet new and interesting people and developing life-long friendships all around world.

2. Discover a new culture

- different cultures which are endless like movies, food, literature, poetry bring hapiness in people lives. People may heard different language.That's why, they should learn at least one foreign language.

3. Become more open-minded

- Learning a foreign language and getting soaked into an entirely new culture and world view which was mentioned in Karen Risager's amazing book “Language and Culture: Global Flows and Local Complexity.

4. Study or live overseas

- ıf a foreign language was the door, people might be open it. So, they easily come true their dreams such as working Germany.

5. Improve your employability

- People live in an increasingly globalized world now and they must develop themselves.

- The Economist condected a research and it estimated that half the world’s people might speak English by 2050, “that still leaves billions who will not, and billions of others who remain happier in their own language”.

6. Completely transform your travel experience

- Travel is not just about taking pretty pictures, it also has experiences especially you learn a foreign language.

- Not only will the knowledge of the language the locals speak result in warm smiles and invitations for drinks, it might bring you opportunities that you’d never thought could happen to you.

7. Increase your brain power

- Ellen Bialystok has found that students who study foreign languages tend to score better on standardized tests than their monolingual peers, particularly in the categories of math, reading, and vocabulary.

8. Improve your decision making skills

- Bilinguals are more confident with their choices after thinking it over in the second language and seeing whether their initial conclusions still stand up.

9. Develop confidence

- You’ll get to overcome some of your fears and doubts like speaking with native speakers, learn more about yourself, meet new people, and travel to different places all around the world.

10. Impress people around you

- for example, if you are at a fancy restaurant with your date ordering dishes like Boeuf Bourguignon using correct pronunciation, or talking with the locals in their native tongue, you will impress people who are around you.

M. Enes ŞİMŞEK

Direct Employers (.org)

This source is particularly talking about the benefits of being bilingual. (bilingualism) Main titles are published as:

1) Jobs requiring language skills

Today, jobs requires a lot of personal qualities. Especially in international jobs language skills are required. In this essay, the jobs that requiring bilingualism categorised as,

- Translator/Interpreter 

- Language Teacher

- Tour Guide

Also details has given and some comparisons have been made to understand the notion better.

2) Financial Benefits

In this part, financial benefits are explained with quotations. Short but summed part.

3) How to sell your skills?

As can be inferred from the title easily, this part consists of process and suggestions of job finding.

Multilingualliving (.com)

In this post, there are many benefits of language learning are listed. Also, how the bilingualism contribute to cognitive skills are explained.

Linkedin (.com) [Inside Post]

In this post, benefits of being bilingual are explained as the others but also author gave examples from himself and his life to support the idea that he states. He stresses the benefits of being bilingual of course, but particularly in the business life and boss-employee and/or customer/businessman relationship.

Detailed explanation will be given soon...

Aysima Saka

1) studyabroad.ucmerced.edu

What statics show about study abroad students?
There are some notable studies on study abroad and careers, learning, academic performance, retention, and personality development.

• 97% of study abroad students found employment within 12 months of graduation, when only 49% of college graduates found employment in the same period. That means they were twice as likely to find a job. Among study abroad alumni, 90% landed a job within 6 months. 
• 25% of study abroad students start higher salaries: that's how much more study abroad students earn than those college graduates who do not study abroad.
• 100% of study abroad students have greater improvement in GPA post-study abroad. Student GPAs tend to rise as they approach the completion of their undergraduate degree. Students who studied abroad saw their GPAs rise twice as quickly as a result of going abroad compared to students who stayed in town according to a Georgia study.

2) iesabroad.org
         
Studying abroad;

• ignites education
• launches career
• makes life-long friends
• affects personal growth and and development.

3) generalassemb.ly

Four ways studying abroad can advance career:

You’ll have the opportunity to explore a new place and culture, of course, and it’s easy to see how broadening your horizon would lead to a wider, valuable new perspective.
1. You’ll gain valuable skills and work experience
2. Documenting your travels will help your resume 
3. Studying abroad shows future employers that you’re adaptable 
4. You’ll deepen your network of contacts