I have loved Japanese for about 5 years now. I often teach my friend online when I have the time, but still, I don't want to be a teacher!! Or at least I don't think I want to. I know there's the option of "teaching English in Japan." But guess what! I'm not GOOD at English! I don't read books and grammar makes no sense to me. So what is there? I hate the fact that I'm SOOOO soo soo sooo passionate in this area of interest, but my options for a good career are little. Am I asking too much? What else can I do besides teaching Japanese if I decide to major in it? Got any suggestions?
2006-09-10 16:54:58 · 11 answers · asked by Izumi 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
If you are going to suggest that I be an linguist or interpreter, can you tell me what the difference is? I know there's a difference, but I'm not sure exactly.
2006-09-10 17:13:59 · update #1
There are many, many options for people who have an academic background in business or science and excellent language skills. You could, for instance, work in any department of the Japanese division of ebay or Google or any similar Internet-based business. Let's not forget translation or interpretation, either - you say that you don't like books, but there is also the huge field of technical writing and the smaller but very competitive one of interpretation. And, if you like to travel, high-end tour companies pay their multilingual tour guides very well.
2006-09-10 17:02:15 · answer #1 · answered by silver.graph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could be:
1. a translator;
2. a tour guide for Japanese tourists;
3. air crew on international flights to Japan;
4. a translator/writer of technical manuals, etc.;
5. a telephone operator for an employer requiring Japanese speakers; or
6. a high school or college Japanese language teacher.
2006-09-10 16:59:11 · answer #2 · answered by Perplexed Music Lover 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) Translator
2) International Business
3) Japanese Historian
These are all valid Careers between them and now.
2006-09-10 16:59:59 · answer #3 · answered by B. T. Gutowski 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Become a translator for business. Or join the diplomatic corps and work in Japan, or in the Japanese Embassy somewhere that the surrounding country speaks English. Good luck!
2006-09-10 16:57:52 · answer #4 · answered by Paul H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can work for a japanses language center for like the phone company or something and make wayyy better money than a teacher
2006-09-10 16:56:35 · answer #5 · answered by jimmy h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are that passionate about the language, you should think about doing something where you speak it all the time. Have you thought about working for the Pentagon, or for an Ambassador to Japan?
2006-09-10 16:56:56 · answer #6 · answered by greeneyedprincess 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Sucky f*cky five dolla!" There's great careers for young women in the personal entertainment industry, catering to Japanese business men.
2006-09-10 16:58:36 · answer #7 · answered by Paul J 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yeah, it's pretty obvious that your English sucks.
2006-09-10 16:57:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A linguist, or an intrepreter would be good for you!
2006-09-10 17:02:45 · answer #9 · answered by suequek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
linguist, interpreter, tour guide of chinese museums.
2006-09-10 16:56:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋