{"id":74,"date":"2024-03-19T13:51:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/?p=74"},"modified":"2024-03-20T11:12:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:12:06","slug":"why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Let a Language Barrier Stop You from Studying Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While oftentimes foreign language improvement is a big benefit of studying abroad, it is just as often not a requirement. Nevertheless, language barriers can be intimidating for many students looking to study abroad. Here are 5 reasons why you shouldn&#8217;t let a language barrier stop you from studying abroad.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300\">1. 60+ countries have English as an official language<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This means that English is used by government officials and taught in schools. Therefore, more of the population is likely to speak it fluently. <strong><span style=\"color: #993300\"><a style=\"color: #993300\" href=\"https:\/\/studyabroad.bsu.edu\/index.cfm\">India<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #993300\"><a style=\"color: #993300\" href=\"https:\/\/studyabroad.bsu.edu\/index.cfm\">South Africa<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993300\" href=\"https:\/\/studyabroad.bsu.edu\/index.cfm\">Fiji<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and <strong><span style=\"color: #993300\"><a style=\"color: #993300\" href=\"https:\/\/studyabroad.bsu.edu\/index.cfm\">Republic of Ireland<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0all have English as an official language.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300\">2. English is heavily prevalent in many countries (even if it&#8217;s not an official language)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>English is the third most spoken language behind being Mandarin and Spanish. English is also the most popular second language. Between native and non-native speakers it is the most widely-spoken language across the world. Some countries where more than 75% of their population speaks English include <strong><span style=\"color: #993300\"><a style=\"color: #993300\" href=\"https:\/\/studyabroad.bsu.edu\/index.cfm\">Norway<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #993300\"><a style=\"color: #993300\" href=\"https:\/\/studyabroad.bsu.edu\/index.cfm\">Barbados<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #993300\"><a style=\"color: #993300\" href=\"https:\/\/studyabroad.bsu.edu\/index.cfm\">Austria<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, and <strong><span style=\"color: #993300\"><a style=\"color: #993300\" href=\"https:\/\/studyabroad.bsu.edu\/index.cfm\">Netherlands<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300\">3. There are many ways to get language support while abroad<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most program providers offer their classes in English and many also provide on-site support with translation needs. These programs don&#8217;t usually require any language prerequisites to apply, so they know that they&#8217;ll have many students with zero or very low host language fluency. They are on-site to support you in many ways and this is a big one. Additionally, recent technological advances have made translating more readily available for anyone with a smartphone.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300\">4. English is the language of business and tourism<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even without a country having a high number non-English speakers, there are usually many signs that also use English. Some governments even offer important paperwork in English or have translation hotlines to assist you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-76 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/19132253\/tourism-photo-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/19132253\/tourism-photo-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/19132253\/tourism-photo.png 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300\">5. Learning another la<\/span><span style=\"color: #993300\">nguage, even for one semester as a beginner, has benefits<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>When you&#8217;re in the local culture, language learning and meaning making happens more easily because you also have social and cultural cues. After a few weeks you find that you&#8217;ve picked up on more of the language than you thought! You can learn important phrases that will help you go about your daily life.<\/li>\n<li>Learning another language challenges you and gets you out of your comfort zone. When learning a language, it&#8217;s especially important to try, try, and try again!<\/li>\n<li>It increases your ability to problem solve, think creatively, and communicate. When you&#8217;re not fluent in the language you&#8217;re trying to communicate in, you have to be creative. Rephrase your sentences, use easier words, explain difficult words, use nonverbal cues or gestures.<\/li>\n<li>It encourages you to meet local friends through language exchange. This also brings us to our next point.<\/li>\n<li>It also helps you learn more about your own language. By learning another language you&#8217;ll naturally want to compare it to your own. Additionally, when you participate in language exchange, you discover the difficult parts of your language or confusing rules that you hadn&#8217;t considered before because you learned them naturally.<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, it increases your empathy for people who immigrate without knowing the host language. It also makes you a better helper if you work with second language learners in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>If this post got you thinking and you&#8217;d like to talk to a study abroad advisor, set up a 1-on-1 advising appointment <span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993300\" href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/StudyAbroadAdvising@BallState.onmicrosoft.com\/s\/akuYr6fNc0W4X0p-poQBOA2\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While oftentimes foreign language improvement is a big benefit of studying abroad, it is just as often not a requirement. Nevertheless, language barriers can be intimidating for many students looking to study abroad. Here are 5 reasons why you shouldn&#8217;t let a language barrier stop you from studying abroad. 1. 60+ countries have English as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":395,"featured_media":75,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-74","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-advice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why You Shouldn&#039;t Let a Language Barrier Stop You from Studying Abroad - Study Abroad<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why You Shouldn&#039;t Let a Language Barrier Stop You from Studying Abroad - Study Abroad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"While oftentimes foreign language improvement is a big benefit of studying abroad, it is just as often not a requirement. Nevertheless, language barriers can be intimidating for many students looking to study abroad. Here are 5 reasons why you shouldn&#8217;t let a language barrier stop you from studying abroad. 1. 60+ countries have English as [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Study Abroad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-19T17:51:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-20T15:12:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets.blogs.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/18123805\/language-barrier.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"638\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"383\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rachellespencer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rachellespencer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"rachellespencer\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/84498a86070b403f8bf6251af9137cdc\"},\"headline\":\"Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Let a Language Barrier Stop You from Studying Abroad\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-19T17:51:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-20T15:12:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":567,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/43\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/18123805\\\/language-barrier.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Advice\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why You Shouldn't Let a Language Barrier Stop You from Studying Abroad - Study Abroad\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/43\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/18123805\\\/language-barrier.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-19T17:51:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-20T15:12:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/84498a86070b403f8bf6251af9137cdc\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/43\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/18123805\\\/language-barrier.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/43\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/18123805\\\/language-barrier.png\",\"width\":638,\"height\":383},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/19\\\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Let a Language Barrier Stop You from Studying Abroad\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/\",\"name\":\"Study Abroad\",\"description\":\"When we say &quot;we fly,&quot; we mean that literally.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/84498a86070b403f8bf6251af9137cdc\",\"name\":\"rachellespencer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/965fd99d59d89b5c1de6ed47d1df13ea000d24c7ed2b69d1aa896422c7dd7779?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/965fd99d59d89b5c1de6ed47d1df13ea000d24c7ed2b69d1aa896422c7dd7779?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/965fd99d59d89b5c1de6ed47d1df13ea000d24c7ed2b69d1aa896422c7dd7779?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"rachellespencer\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.bsu.edu\\\/studyabroad\\\/author\\\/rachellespencer\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why You Shouldn't Let a Language Barrier Stop You from Studying Abroad - Study Abroad","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why You Shouldn't Let a Language Barrier Stop You from Studying Abroad - Study Abroad","og_description":"While oftentimes foreign language improvement is a big benefit of studying abroad, it is just as often not a requirement. Nevertheless, language barriers can be intimidating for many students looking to study abroad. Here are 5 reasons why you shouldn&#8217;t let a language barrier stop you from studying abroad. 1. 60+ countries have English as [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/","og_site_name":"Study Abroad","article_published_time":"2024-03-19T17:51:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-03-20T15:12:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":638,"height":383,"url":"https:\/\/assets.blogs.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/18123805\/language-barrier.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"rachellespencer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rachellespencer","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/"},"author":{"name":"rachellespencer","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/#\/schema\/person\/84498a86070b403f8bf6251af9137cdc"},"headline":"Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Let a Language Barrier Stop You from Studying Abroad","datePublished":"2024-03-19T17:51:41+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-20T15:12:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/"},"wordCount":567,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/18123805\/language-barrier.png","keywords":["Advice"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/","name":"Why You Shouldn't Let a Language Barrier Stop You from Studying Abroad - Study Abroad","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/18123805\/language-barrier.png","datePublished":"2024-03-19T17:51:41+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-20T15:12:06+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/#\/schema\/person\/84498a86070b403f8bf6251af9137cdc"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/18123805\/language-barrier.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/18123805\/language-barrier.png","width":638,"height":383},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/2024\/03\/19\/why-you-shouldnt-let-a-language-barrier-stop-you-from-studying-abroad\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Let a Language Barrier Stop You from Studying Abroad"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/","name":"Study Abroad","description":"When we say &quot;we fly,&quot; we mean that literally.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/#\/schema\/person\/84498a86070b403f8bf6251af9137cdc","name":"rachellespencer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/965fd99d59d89b5c1de6ed47d1df13ea000d24c7ed2b69d1aa896422c7dd7779?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/965fd99d59d89b5c1de6ed47d1df13ea000d24c7ed2b69d1aa896422c7dd7779?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/965fd99d59d89b5c1de6ed47d1df13ea000d24c7ed2b69d1aa896422c7dd7779?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rachellespencer"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/author\/rachellespencer\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/03\/18123805\/language-barrier.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}