What is a philology graduate worth? Students’ perceptions and the job market reality
No. 64/2 (2025), Articles
No. 64/2 (2025)

What is a philology graduate worth? Students’ perceptions and the job market reality

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https://doi.org/10.14746/n.2025.64.2.2
Published 2025-06-27
Monika Ewa Grabowska
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7828-0821
University of Wrocław image/svg+xml
Poland
Maciej Smuk
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0911-9046
University of Warsaw image/svg+xml
Poland
Magdalena Sowa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9571-8693
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University image/svg+xml
Poland
Journal cover Neofilolog, no. 64/2, year 2025, title The socio-economic context of language teaching and learning
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Keywords

philology studies
students
social representations
career plans
earnings
national survey

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Grabowska, M. E., Smuk, M., & Sowa, M. (2025). What is a philology graduate worth? Students’ perceptions and the job market reality. Neofilolog, (64/2), 237–251. https://doi.org/10.14746/n.2025.64.2.2
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Abstract

This paper reflects on the metaphorical and economic value of philology graduates on the labour market. The starting point is an analysis of students’ social representations of the value of the language courses they are currently studying, and career prospects they perceive. In the second section, we present these perceptions of future careers and/or career plans, focusing on the areas of employment found most popular. In the third part the economic situation of graduates of various language majors in Poland is presented. The three-stage analysis allows comparison of students’ inherently subjective perceptions and objectively defined indicators of career success.

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