I am interested in linguistics because I would like to teach english as a second language. Most people who want to teach english, want to teach abroad. There are plenty of places all over the world to teach. 

For someone to teach english, you’ll have to know at least one other language. There are lots of ways you can learn another language: online, in a classroom, and even by just going abroad! And there are plenty of people out there willing to give advice on how to learn a language. Here is a map of languages spoken throughout the world.

Also a very interesting thing to learn about is the different dialects spoken throughout the world. This website is a very detailed database of different dialects, where they are found, and the differences between similar dialects. In other classes I have more specifically learned about dialects of Spanish.

And to reward yourself for all your hard work and learning, here are some fun linguistics links:

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