IT’S so easy being a language teacher. You just enroll in three language classes – basic, intermediate and advanced. They are all worth one academic semester each. That means you will be in school for a total of 18 months. That’s not bad if you are studying online. There are also online language classes and they are all accredited by the proper bodies. In English, there’s the so-called IELTS and TOEFL. IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System while TOEFL stands for Teaching of English as a Foreign Language.

After you’ve graduated from the advanced classes, you can now embark on your own as a language teacher. There are abundant opportunities of being a linguist whether you become a language teacher or not. For example, there are lots of call centers in the Philippines that are catering to clients from other countries. Majority of the people here speak English and so there’s a lot of supply of English-speaking employees here. What’s a rarity here is the existence of Mandarin and Spanish-speaking employees. These people who are linguists are the ones who are paid high.

When you are a Hispanic in the United States, you can make yourself a successful business by launching your own Spanish language school. The most prolific Spanish language schools in the United States are located in El Paso, Texas because of its proximity to Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. The students in El Paso are usually Caucasian businessmen who have stakes in Ciudad Juarez thanks to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Other successful Spanish language schools in the United States are located in Florida. They are mostly manned by Cuban refugees.

In Canada, there’s an influx of French and English language schools. In French speaking regions such as Quebec, there are lots of English language schools there while in English speaking provinces such as Ontario, there are also lots of English language schools. This has created the culture of ingenuity in a Babel-like world. Take for example, Europe. Even if it is the smallest continent in the world, Europe is made up of countries speaking different languages.

But the people there have used it to their advantage. Anywhere in Europe, there are language schools set up which look like a one-stop shop for all language studies. If you are in Spain for example, you may find a language school that has an offering for Portuguese, English, Italian, German and French language studies. Whether you’re an entrepreneur setting up your own language school or whether you’re a teacher here, money surely flows for you.

In Dubai which is a largely-English speaking city yet peopled with diverse foreigners, English language schools are sprouting up. Their students are people from Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel and Pakistan who don’t know any English word or two. These students are usually sent in by their employers to enroll in language courses to prepare them for white-collar tasks ahead. So wherever you are in the world, being a linguist can be a fun opportunity not just for learning purposes but also for excursions in the places where you are assigned.