2007-02-23 14:53:38 · 12 answers · asked by JOHNNY S 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Probably not. Even a translator has to have a degree--typically in the language from which they are translating. (You will always translate from the foreign language into your native language.) Unless you spent significant amounts of time in another country-- and even then, it's no guarantee-- you may be able to find a job. Maybe.
Do yourself a favor and get an education.
2007-02-23 14:59:30 · answer #1 · answered by yuja 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on your level of education in the language. For example, if you know Mexican slang, you can't translate very well in a business office. I would at least try to get a Bachelor's degree. You can always major in International Business, or even just double major in two different languages! I'm a Spanish teacher, and I have many students whose parents were born in Spanish speaking countries, and the students will sometimes tell me that I'm wrong because their parents spell/say something differently. However, many of these parents didn't get very far in their education, and are not used to hearing correct grammar in Spanish.
2007-02-23 15:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by TX_KT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What languages can you speak and translate?
The military looking for some interpetors. Everyone from the Air force to the CIA.
You could translate classics and best sellers from one language into another that does not have it availiable in that language yet and sell it to publishers.
Be a voice over actor for films for those languages.
Teach them for a salary at a local shcool.
2007-02-23 14:59:28 · answer #3 · answered by gotagetaweigh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In short no! I've met one American gaijin in my 5 years of working in Japan who did not have a degree. low-skill level occupations are taken by the youth, high skill level are taken by the educated. Documentation of accomplishment is everything(anywhere in the world) for example when I was applying for work in Japan, even though I could speak Japanese, My employer wanted to wait until my JLPT scores came in, before hiring me. For all he knew I could have been really good at business Japanese and not very good at anything else. Diplomas, certification, etc. these types of documentation show that you know a wide range on a subject and that your not just proficient at the few particulars that catch your interest, Also, no matter how objective one tries to be about oneself your never guess what your true strengths are without an objective test. Dream Hard! Good Luck!
2016-03-29 09:32:45 · answer #4 · answered by Veronica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the job requirements. I doubt that you would be a very good auto mechanic or doctor or nuclear scientists no matter how many languages you can read or write.
2007-02-23 14:57:09 · answer #5 · answered by Answergirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are very fluent in them, you could always try applying at the United Nations. Now that's a job. =D
If you didn't want to do that, translators are in demand somewhere, certainly. Within the literary industry, business, and entertainment.
College isn't necessarily a measurement of your intelligence!
2007-02-23 14:57:33 · answer #6 · answered by Mugichari 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. To get a well-paying job as a teacher or a translator, you'll need at least a BA.
2007-02-23 14:56:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check at police stations and hospitals near you -- many times they have need for interpreters, and you could do a job like that. It's not steady work, though -- unless they kept you on call and you got paid a salary.
2007-02-23 14:56:36 · answer #8 · answered by bibliophile31 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
doing what? translating at a corner? you still need a degree to have any company take you seriously and pay you a good salary.
2007-02-23 15:00:55 · answer #9 · answered by katie d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, no doubt, but college will sharpen your skills and also expose you to more possible choices.
2007-02-23 15:57:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋