Language Studies |
Languages are systems
for communicating human ideas, feelings and experiences. Knowledge
of multiple languages extends potential communication to other cultures
and other parts of the world. While developing fluency in a language,
modern language majors study the literature and culture of people
speaking the language. Travel and study abroad may also be involved.
“Language is a city to the building of which every human being
brought a stone. “ - Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages
are the pedigrees of nations.” - Samuel Johnson
“Language is the inventory of human experience.” - L.
W. Lockhart
"Language is a steed which carries one into a far country."
-Arab Proverb
"When we study language, we are approaching what some might
call the 'human essence', the distinctive qualities of the mind
that are, so far as we know, unique to man." - Noam Chomsky |
| MARKETABLE SKILLS: |
Analyzing
Anticipate problems
Clarifying problems/situations
Classifying
Composing
Critiquing
Decision making
Defining
Diagnosing
Editing
Enlightening,
Explaining concepts
Expressing self
Guiding
Helping
Informing
Interviewing
Leading discussions
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Making fine verbal distinctions
Organizing
Problem solving
Proofreading
Promotional & Publicity writing
Quick thinking
Reading
Reporting accurately
Reviewing
Screening
Selecting
Summarizing
Surveying
Systematizing/organizing material
Teaching/training
Translating
Trouble-shooting
Writing |
| POTENTIAL CAREERS: |
Affirmative Action Officer
Announcer (radio, TV) Anthropologist
Art historian
Biographer
Booking agent
Buyer
Case worker
Community organization worker
Community relations & service adviser
Cultural Events Coordinator
Curator/Archivist
Customs Inspector
Editor of foreign news
Employment Interviewer
EOP Director
Financial Planner Consulting
Flight Attendant
Foreign:
 Correspondent
Interpreter
Exchange
program director
Export
marketer
Information
officer
Language
Teacher
Language
translator
Service
Officer
Student
Advisor
Travel
escort officer
Immigration inspector
Importer/exporter
Intelligence specialist
International:
Broadcaster
Graduate
school adviser
Interpreter
Relations
specialist
Trade
economist |
Journalist
Language Researcher
Librarian
Linguistic Scientist
Manager:
Industrial
development
Road
World
Trade
Marketing coordinator
Museum Guide
Newswriter/foreign languages
Passenger Service Representative
Peace Corps/Visa Worker
Performer
Probation Officer
Professor
Public Health Educator
Public Relations
Sales Representative
Social Service Program Director
Special agent/FBI
Teacher:
ESL/EFL
foreign
language
Training Instructor
Translator:
Computer
Foreign
News
Scientific
Document
Travel Agent
Travel Guide
Tutor
Urban/Community Planner
Writer/technical publications |
| WORK ENVIRONMENTS: |
Advertising dept. and agencies
Agencies of International Development
Airports
Amusement Parks
Art Galleries
Chambers of Commerce
Consulting Firms
Consumer Affairs Office
Education department
Entertainment/Theatre
Financial Institutions
Government agencies:
Agency
of International Dev.
CIA
Civil
Service Commission
Commerce
Department
Consumer
Affairs Office
Department
of Defense (DOD)
DOD dependent schools
Federal Communications
Federal Trade Commission
Foreign Service Department
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Local, city, county government
National Security Agency
State Department |
Health and Human Services
Hotel chains
Import/export businesses
Libraries
Magazines/newspaper companies
Manufacturing companies
Marketing Firms
Multinational
Firms
Museums
National
Archives
News
bureaus
Non-profit
organizations
Peace Corps
Professional/trade organizations
Public relations firms
Public service organizations
Publishing/Media firms
Radio/TV industry
Research firms
Schools, colleges/universities
Social Service agencies
Transportation agencies
Travel Agencies/Brokers United Nations
Vista
Visitors and convention bureaus |
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
ADARA (service
to the deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing)
American Association
of Language Specialists
American
Communication Association
American Council
on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (scholarships, grants,
jobs)
American Cryptogram
Association
American
Dialect Society
American
Literary Translators Association (fellowships, links)
American
Name Society (Promotes onomastics, the study of names and naming
practices)
American Philological
Association (job listing for Classic teachers, library science
careers)
American Society
of Travel Agents (job listing, scholarships)
American Speech Language
Hearing Association (job listings)
American Translators
Association
Association for Computers
and the Humanities (job listings)
Association
for the History of Language
Association
for Language Learning (job listings)
Association for Literary
and Linguistic Computing
CA Chicano News
Media Association
CA Teachers of
English to Speakers of Other Languages (job bank)
Dictionary
Society of North America
European Language
Resource Association
Feministas
Unidas
The
International Artificial Intelligence in Education Society (job
listings)
International Association
for Language Learning Technology
International Association
of Conference Interpreters (job listings)
International Communication
Association
International
Dyslexia Association
International
Federation of Translators
International Food,
Wine and Travel Writers Association
International Listening
Association
International
Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Logical Language
Group
Modern Language Association (job listings)
National Association
for Bilingual Education (job listings)
National
Association for Self Instructional Language Programs
Northwest Translators
& Interpreters Society (job listing links)
Northern CA Translation
Association
Overseas
Press Club (internship, scholarships)
The Philological
Society (links)
Society for Technical
Communication (job listing for members)
Society for the
Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas (fellowships)
Society
for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
TESOL, Teachers of
English to Speakers of Other Languages (job listings)
Transitions
Abroad (jobs, internships)
Translators
Professional Organizations (listing)
Travel Industry Association
of America (job listings)
JOBSITES:
Bilingual
Jobs
Brussels.com (job listings)
Electronic Embassy (directories of businesses and embassies)
EnlaCe,
Electronic Network for Latin American Careers and Employment (jobs, internships, fellowships)
Escape
Artist
Eurobrussels.com (job listing)
Graphic-job (jobs in France)
Jobs-Brussels (internships and job listing)
Jobs in the Caption Industry
Jobs Overseas
LatPro
diversity recruitment and jobs
National Diversity
Newspaper Job Bank
Riley
Guide (links to world jobs)
Teaching Overseas
The United Nations (go to employment under the index)
United Press International
US
State Dept. Internships
ONLINE RESOURCES:
Caption
writer (job listings)
Living Abroad
National Clearing
House for English Language Acquisition
Speak
Easy (links)
Treasure
Chest (foreign language guide to learning disabilities)
CAREER SERVICE RESOURCES:
A Complete Guide to International Jobs and Careers, by Ronald
and Caryl Krannich
Careers for Foreign Language Aficionados & Other Multilingual
Types, Seelye, H.Ned & J.Laurence Day
Great Jobs Abroad, Arthur Bell
Guide to Careers in World Affairs, Editors of the Foreign
Policy
How to Get a Job in Europe, Robert Sanborn,
International Jobs Directory, Ronald and Caryl Krannich |
