Say now that the languages would be German & Japanese, taken as majors in university and I got the highest possible degree for it. What career options would I have?
2007-02-05 06:08:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Plenty! The obvious is working as a translator of some sort. You could work as a teacher (either in the US or a country where the languages you studied are spoken). Also, non-profit work, international business, government work, ESL, or tutoring. You could also do some teaching while working for a second bachelors degree in something like International Business or Political Science.
2007-02-05 06:18:08 · answer #1 · answered by me41987 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With just a bachelor's actually having to do with your language? Freelance translation, if you're good. Most companies publicly looking to hire translators as employees are looking to pay approximately nothing.
Other than that, pretty much nothing.
Otherwise, get a masters in foreign language education, or translation and interpretation, or go get an engineering or professional degree. Languages on their own are almost worthless. They enhance other qualifications.
2007-02-05 15:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could look into a job with the Department of Defense. Military bases in Germany and Japan could use teachers or translators.
2007-02-05 14:16:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can go into graduate school in many fields. Medicine comes to mind, or really anything else.
Here's a book that you might find interesting:
http://www.amazon.com/Careers-Foreign-Language-Aficionados-Multilingual/dp/0658010662/sr=8-1/qid=1170715650/ref=sr_1_1/105-3869125-2213219?ie=UTF8&s=books
2007-02-05 17:47:57 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can try asking the school counselor
2007-02-05 14:14:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋