There are more than 6,000 languages in the world .In today 's society ,to know more than one language is important . In the school of America ,students must learn a new language as their second languages to get the credit . If people who knew more than one language , the chance they get hire by a job is more than the people who only knew one language . The most common languages in America are English ,Spanish and Chinese . According to 2009 ,there are 2.6million people who can speak Chinese .Chinese ranked third of the common languages in America .English ranked first and Spanish ranked second .
I'm interested to be a Languages teacher , teaching Mandarin and Cantonese in Chinese as foreign languages. I can spoke and write Mandarin and Cantonese fluently. It is enjoyable to teach my own languages and culture to others . To be a foreign languages teacher ,teacher need to have a strong foundations of the foreign languages and the native language . Teacher needs to know how to use the language , how the rules of the languages .
The history and background of this Career
Foreign language teaching began between in the 19th and 20th century. The general school have foreign languages classes since 1980.
Requirement to Obtain the Career
To become a foreign languages teacher, you will need at least a bachelor's degree in your chosen language as your major and you need to pass the teacher certification. The goals I have set for this job is before I have this job i need to have classes experience, and be prepare for the classes, to learning how to communicate with the students and how to let the students feel interesting about the Chinese languages .
Job Position Description
Chinese teacher with bachelor’s degrees income is $20-$30 per hour .
Job Reflection and Outlook
Chicago Public school offer this career in Chicago .To learn a new languages , students will have abundance of benefit in their future ,they have more job opportunity ,they can spoke more than one language and they can enjoy other cultures .
To be a Chinese teacher is good for me , since when took the Chinese class, I found out that I'm very interested in Chinese's culture ,other reason is I 'm a Chinese .I can write and speak in Mandarin and Cantonese fluently , so I think this job fit me and won't let me feel very stressful .
Information from (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States)
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