Hi, I can speak Chinese because I am a Chinese(lol), and I want to use this great advantage on my career(that's my dad told me), and also my major is global business(that should go very well with my language), so what are the good jobs out there that offer?
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try government agencies like the CIA, many of the biggest business consulting companies in the country have international business like Booz Allen Hamilton. www.boozallen.com/cn
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Hi there,\n\ntry \nwww.monster.com or \nhttp://hotjobs.yahoo.com/\n\nthese are sites where jobs and usually interships are offered as well.\n\nYou can also register to www.openbc.com, it's not only for jobs but also for networking. It got my internship in Shanghai via OpenBC.\n\nHope, it helps!\n\nGood luck!
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To be quite honest, it's not a matter of the market. It's more a matter of so-called 'native' speakers. In Vancouver, most of the ESL schools downtown (which there are quite a few around downtown) are owned by either Japanese, Hong Kongers or Koreans. And you know very well from experience in Asia that they are very discriminatory and only prefer to hire a 'white face', rather than an asian face. And they would tell you that it's the students' choice whom many of them are from Asia (Taiwan, Japan, Korea, etc.). So I hate to say that his chances of teaching ESL is very slim or zero. But one way to start off is to volunteer his service in a community centre where he can gain local canadian experience which can help him seek future employment in this field. So be prepared to face the discrimination or prejudice in the beginning and with self-preservance, he may come out alright with a school which is more open-minded and give him a chance. G'luck!
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If we could figure out a way to do it, I would love to help you learn English and I would love to learn Chinese.  Many of my students parents speak Chinese only and I would like to be able to communicate with them.
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You only get a degree on the subject you are majoring in. You can get a degree in the "minor" that you have chosen, if you had earned enough credits on that subject. but then, that wouldn't be your "minor" anymore, would it?\n\nto answer your question, minor, i guess, is to show off how diversified your education has been. some people minor a language to get better chance to be employed in foreign companies or MNCs as well.\n\nim from hong kong btw. but education system is not so different as far as major/minor is concerned...i guess
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Now Chinese and English\n\nI will speak more languages in future.
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Depends upon what you think is beneficial to you or maybe your job. \n\nSpanish-It's different from country to country, but that is the language that we hear more often in the USA and it's good to know it.\n\nChinese-China will become the next world power. It's up there with India. If you want to get chosen from a lot of colleges, jobs, and know one of the most spoken languages in the world, go for it. Might be hard to get in a highschool. So if you want to learn it you would have to start in college, or go abroad for a year(which is amazing!) Also, knowing this language wows everybody\n\nFrench-Same as spanish. They speak in Africa, France(duh), it's a pretty funky french in Canada, and some islands have it.\n\nThen I would say Hindi, Arabic, German, American Sign, and Russian Languages, would all go to the next spot, because not only are they unique, but they also will get you a high spot in jobs someday. Problem. You are still in highschool. My school is fortunate enough to offer German, but some don't. \n\nIf your mom could teach you the philipine language while you are learning another language, that will better inhance a big plus sign with the colleges. As long as you're doing a good job with them. The more languages you know, the better the chances are that you will get more money. :-) hope this helped!!
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Hmmm I can speak of french as I'm french. It's said to be a quite hard language and it really is, lots of exceptions in grammar, many problems of tenses. Well it's also known as a beautiful language and maybe it comes from the fact it's difficult.\nSpanish is close to french I think complexity is quite the same or slightly easier (I've learned it for 3 years). It's a nice language that sounds good, like there's sun in their language :)\nChinese is much more simple regarding tenses and grammar (my girlfriend is chinese) but one very hard thing is they have sounds we don't, they make difference between two sounds just from the tone where we don't really hear any difference, I think it's a question of habit. Of course the writing is also harder, there's a way to write with normal letters too...\n\nRegarding usefulness I think chinese is a language that will be interesting in the few next years as China is opening more, french can be interesting too and I think french can provide a better population coverage than spanish if you choose between those two...\n\nSo good luck in your learning and I hope I provided interesting inofmrations to guide you in your choice :)
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Congratulations!\n\nThere are a lot of websites out there for you to search through. It would be virtually impossible for one of us to search out the "perfect" job for you via this format. \n\nI suggest searching http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/jobs/\n\nor\n\nhttp://www.monster.com/\n\n\nGOOD LUCK!!!!\n\nBusiness major with English minor have some great transferable skills! I think that will help you out a lot!
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Dear hippyJu,\n\nHave you considered doing both?\n\nIf I were you I would learn Mandarin because it is both the Standard Language of the PRC and Taiwan.\n\nIt would however be also a good opportunity for you to brush up your Cantonese especially if you're interested to visit Hong Kong.\n\nThe Cantonese language uses more and different Chinese characters than Mandarin. I don't mean Traditional versus Simplified, but a complete other set of characters.\n\nDo Mandarin and casually learn some Cantonese-specific characters. With both languages in your pockets, you'll go far!\n\nGood luck!
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Hello,\n\nMandarin, more people speak that and Cantonese is the next popular dialect of china. \n\nI wouldn't say that you should go to a country just to study a language i am living proof that self study works,. I am 22 yaers old and speak more than 9 Languages which are Mandarin,Japanese,Cantonese,Korean,Spanish,Portuguese,Arabic,Italian,Tagalog and a few others like Indonesia well on an intermediate level and also some Ancient languages.\nIf you want some good books i'll recommend some \n\nTeach yourself Cantonese\nTeach yourself Chinese ( Mandarin)\nLiving language chinese\nUltimate chinese\nColloquialm Cantonese\nColoquial Chinese\n\nPimsleur Recorded Books are very goos because they are like recorded conversations and it is also similar to the Rosetta Stone software, both a costly. i would recommend you checking it in your local library. \n\nHere are a few websites, that might help you out. \n\n1. http://chinese.rutgers.edu/class_content_simplified_chinese/level1/class1-to-9/class1/dialog_en.htm\n2.http://www.hanyu.com.cn/\n3.http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chinese\n4.http://www.minmm.com/\n\nThese above are for Mandarin. \n\nYou could also try talk now cantonese it is designed for begineers and also travelers. \n\nIf you are really in a hurry like for travel try,\n\n1. Berlitz Cantonese chinese\n2.Berlitz Mandarin Chinese\n3. Rough guide to manadarin, this book is great because it has alot of cultural information and also the pronunciaion guide for non chinese speakers great buy though!\n4.Say it in chinese\n\nTake care and good luck
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Working for the government is much easier, with desired language skills.  I believe you would also stand a good chance with the Foreign Service\n\nIf you haven't already, you might want to take some classes in your speech department, such as interpersonal communication, professional/business communication, intercultural communication.  These will be definite assets, whether you go into the public or private industries.\n\nI just heard about a friend-of-a-friend who currently lives in Russia, working as an English/Russian translator for a corporation.  \n\nA number of universities also offer interdepartmental MA programs, allowing you to spend time in several areas while still earning a degree.  This will be a lot faster than trying to earn two graduate degrees; many schools will require you to submit a thesis/pass a comprehensive exam for each major, as well as spend an extra year in courses, whether you need it or not.
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take up a beginner's course.\nsing (as you learn) along to some pop chinese songs, with your limited mandarin.\nhonest.\nhave fun, & good luck :)
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Yeah, there was once when I was talking to this guy and he was speaking Chinese to me (coz' I look like a bit of Chinese myself) but I on the other hand wasn't really good in Chinese, and didn't exactly understood everything that he was saying. The worst part was, I simply played along with it - nodding all the while at what he was saying about the stuff I was interested in buying.\n\nWhen I finally made my decision, he took out the merchandise and was at the counter when he told me the amount of money that I needed to pay. Suffice to say, I was clueless and I was like: "Huh?" He simply repeated it in Chinese again, until I finally said: "I'm sorry I don't understand Chinese." He then told me the amount... in English...\n\nI never went back to that shop again though. I guess I'm just too embarassed to go back there and pretend that I can speak really good Chinese... =p
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Ken\n\nYou might want to try some religious, social group or exchange student organizations because I regret to proffer that for $762 USD (6000 Yuan) you may not find many takers.  I have worked over seas and am hoping to do so again soon.  And while working in China would be an outstanding challenge financially I just couldn't do it for that level of pay.\n\nGood luck\n\nGood luck
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The answer depends upon many factors, including but not limited to:\n** your definition of "popular"\n** your definition of "helpful"\n\nTo clarify:\nDo you mean "popular" as in "lots of people in the world speak it"?  ...or as in "popular on college campuses"?  ...or something else entirely?\n\nDo you mean "helpful" as in "will win me a job", and if so, what industry do you want to work in?  ...or as in "useful for travel"?  ...or something else entirely?\n\nAnother key factor is your personal language background and raw language-learning ability.  Do you have any previous foreign language experience?  Do you have any friends or family who know a foreign language?\n\nOne of the best sources to better understand language difficulty is the National Virtual Translation Center: http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/languageList.html  ...this next link gives a language-difficulty index: http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/months/november/learningExpectations.html\n\nIf you are up for a challenge, and wish to earn a good paycheck through the use of your chosen language, then you probably want one of the Cat-3 languages: Arabic, Chinese Cantonese, Chinese Mandarin, Japanese, or Korean.  If you would prefer a language that is a little easier, then start examining the language family a bit more: German and Spanish (already mentioned) are popular options as they are relatively easy and valuable for US businesses.\n\nHowever, ultimately is boils down to your personal interests.  I had a friend who was very interested in Mongolia, so he became fluent in Mongolian.  While he has not always used the language in his work, he has often had an opportunity to do contract-translation (such as via NVTC, mentioned above) and keep his skills honed.\n\n...oh, if you want a government job, Arabic and Chinese are gold.\n\nAlmost forgot!  Omniglot has a great site, and the linked page gives advice on picking a language to study:  http://www.omniglot.com/language/which.htm\n\nCheers!
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You could work as a translator, a tour guide, and liason for a company dealing with people in other countries.  If you already have a degree there are plenty of opportunities.