If so, what exactly does this job require? Which languages do you speak?Do you enjoy this field? I know...a lot of questins. I'm beginning to research fields I'm interested in and might want to pursue, so i'm trying to gather details and information.
2006-10-20 14:13:58 · 1 answers · asked by Mel 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Studying Abroad
Linguistics for me was very challenging; at least certain aspects of it. It studies how languages change, why sentences are formed in certain order and phonetics. It was really quite interesting and some parts were easy; making "sentence trees' just about killed me!
Linguists can work in various places; some work on dictionairies; others teach linguistics at the university. They study and then report changes in language.
Linguistics and translation are 2 different fields. You can get a degree in linguistics with English as your base, while translation would require another language.
Translation requires multiple languages. You can work for the courts to translate when someone does not speak English. You can work for the government, or you can translate written things and even get a job as a "human translator" for a web site.
I speak Spanish and French and am a teacher, not a translator. I did look into it and decided that teaching suiting me better. I do translate on the side when people need and I find it be very rewarding.
2006-10-20 15:17:18 · answer #1 · answered by Melanie L 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋