What can I do with a degree in foreign language such as Russian or Chinese? Do u think I would get far in law school with such a degree?
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Chinese... you learn Chinese, and you'll have a tremendous advantage in business. You learn Chinese and you can ask for $100K -150K salaries. Can't say that for the Russian.  If you were to learn one of those two languages, you would find a good home in the American military, FBI, CIA, or State department, though you would have some competition. Less so, if you learned Arabic or Persian. Only Chinese, however, will give you advantage in both the public and private sectors. As for the law degree.... Well, negotiating or disputing Chinese contracts is like playing Monday morning quarterback. It's all academic. You ain't gonna walk in and tell a Chinese factory or person that they violated any kind of agreement. The government or Chinese government doesn't respect international business etiquette and law like nations of the free world do.\n\nBut, good luck. Learning Chinese ain't like learnin' Spanish. Compared to Chinese, Spanish and English might as well be the same language. Russian grammar is very difficult, but at least you can get your fingers around it. The Chinese really don't have complicated grammar, but if you can't here those tones... forget it. And if you do learn Chinese, you need to play the "dumb American" occasionally and not let them know that you can speak it. They all know English, but where Chinese will give you an advantage is that it will allow you to move freely within the country and figure out what they're not telling you.\n\nI'm in the import business, and we have learned to accept the fact that the Chinese lie to your face. They will raise their price when they've agreed to hold it for a year. They will ALWAYS ship a month late. It's a real problem.\n\nAnd Russian? I would learn another language first.
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About the only thing a degree in English is good for is teaching.  If you enjoy teaching, and like English and Literature, this is a good fit for you.\n\nYou might consider journalism or communications along with an English minor, or make it a double major to open more fields to you.  \n\nIf you enjoy languages in general, you might pursue a course in foreign languages.  The FBI/CIA/NSA pay big bucks for certain languages now, such as Arabic, Russian, and Chinese as well as many others.  You could also work as an interpreter, book translator, and many other jobs .... and of course, you can always teach with this type of degree.\n\nYou may also consider taking a lot of creative writing courses with your English degree and become a novelist, short story writer, and/or poet.\n\nThere are many opportunities for someone in the field of language.  What I tell my daughters is to figure out what they really love to do and choose that.  Money is important, but if you are going to work 40+ hrs a week for the rest of your life, you should be doing something you love.\n\nGood Luck!\n\nSue
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I'd have to go with everyone else and say Spanish (although, I'm hardly a business person, so I don't know how useful Mandarin would be). However, there is one language that no one else mentioned that I would really like to learn: Sign Language. Other useful languages could be French (If you live in the northeast or New Orleans area) and Italian. One of the nice things about Spanish, Italian, and French is that once you are competent with one of these languages, the other two are much easier to read because they are all Latin based.
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spanish\n\nstudy or work\n\ni only took one semester of spanish i can't believe you don't have someone answering you yet!
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If you join the Army to be a linguist, then you can most definitely learn Chinese. I don't know about getting a degree on the Army side. I know the Air Force has what's called the CCAF (Community College of the Air Force). They help you get a degree. They also help pay for school. For me, there was nothing more rewarding than joining the military. They're like a second family to me. \n\nIf you want to get ready for boot camp. Do a lot of cardio. Run, do sit ups, push ups, everything. Drink a lot of water and avoid foods and drinks high in sugar.\n\nI wish you the best of luck. Hope it works out for you.
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YES!!! East Asian Studies is a great major. Japan and China are both East Asia, as well as the emerging power of South Korea. I highly reccomend you do it - but only if it really interests you. I also suggest that you choose a specific nation ( I recommend China) and learn the language. With those skills you will go far in the business world. You can work as an international liason or in a diplomatic post, or work for an international corporation as an interpreter or an executive. The sky is the limit!
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Here where I live, our college will accept you but then if the degree you are taking requires foreign language, you will need to enroll in the that same language and only take 2 semesters of it.\n\nOur school requires 4 sem. of foreign language for degrees like Sociology, etc.
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religion?\nu mean language\ni speak chinese but i think in english.
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What degree are you going for? It depends but regardless of school an American degree is a plus point for people here in Asia.I am currently a career counselor if you have any question email me. biancx_bueno@yahoo.com give me details like your goals in life. etc... so that I can advise you better
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Poly sci is a sham degree with near zero job prospects in the real world.  However, if you speak another language fluently, you could be an interpretor or work in some function as an attache somewhere, usually for a foreign company that has interest in doing business in the US.\n\nAnother possibility is to continue on with a JD and specialize in either international law (limited job prospects unless you are connected) or the laws of another country.  For example, there is a TON of money to be made handling asset protection programs for wealthy clients who locate assets offshore for this purpose.  It takes a specialist to understand the laws of our country, the laws of the tax haven, how they interact, and (most importantly) changes in the near future.  That's the type of job that will net you your 80 grand a year.
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First, if you're already a lawyer, learn immigration law.  There are many supposed professional immigration attorneys who don't know the INA well, and give very bad advice to their clients.  If you aren't a lawyer, either get a law degree or become a paralegal and find a job in an immigration attorney's office.  A Chinese speaker would be welcome in many such offices.\n\nYou will need to live and work where your clients are.  Of course there's money in immigration law.
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Colleges probably don't care what language you take.  If you're interested in learning Chinese, then take the Chinese class.\nPersonally, I would take Chinese.
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Sure. As long as your degree is from an accredited institution. Make sure you also have a high GPA and LSAT scores. Law school admissions is very numbers-oriented.
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1. i like my job okay.  i joined for language school more than for the job itself.  it's one of those things where it sounds like you're doing all sorts of interesting, top-secret stuff with cool equipment, when in actuality you end up doing a pretty boring job, albeit still involving top-secret stuff and fairly cool equipment.  the linguist job varies from branch to branch and even within branches, though, so you never know.\n\n2. there is a fair demand for chinese linguists--not as much as for, say, arabic or korean linguists, but more than for french or german.  do you already know chinese or do you want to learn (or both)?  if you want to learn chinese, try your hardest to get chinese put in your contract -- otherwise, you'll be assigned according to the needs of the military.\n\n3. the air force will let you enlist for four years, though the bonus is considerably smaller.  the army's minimum is five years.\n\n4. shoot me an email in the next day or so -- i'll open myself up to spammers for that long.\n\noh, yeah, and the dlab...don't worry too much about it.  if you've ever taken a foreign language and done well in it, it shouldn't be a problem for you.  even if you've never studied a language, if you know what a verb is, you'll probably still pass.
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I guess it depends on how good you are with languages :)\nYou should check out http://www.chinese-forums.com.  There are a lot of people with the same question.  Or go to http://www.chinese-forum.net , it's fairly new though.
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Good for you.\n\nCome to China and teach English.\n\nPeanutz it was a joke!
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I would suggest majoring in one or two languages, and minoring in something like business or poli sci.  These are not topics that make me jump for joy either, but they help you keep your options open.  Foreign languages can be used in a variety of settings, so it's always good to be flexible…and, let's face it, a majority of the careers that you will find with a degree in foreign languages will be related to business, government, or education.  The reason I don't suggest a minor in education is that it wouldn't help you post-graduation; you'd have to major to get your teaching credentials.*\n\nIf you majored in Spanish and live in the US, you certainly could do some kind of work with community or non-profit organizations.  \n\nWith languages, diplomatic work also suggests itself as a possibility. \n\nAnother logical choice–not the best choice, necessarily, but something that logically flows from studying several languages–is a graduate degree in linguistics, comparative literature, or the literature of one particular language.  I've studied several Romance languages and Latin, and this is the career path I chose.  Unless you go into linguistics/language acquisition, jobs tend to be hard to come by.\n\nHope that helps.\n\n-Fuz\n\n*One more thing: if you know of some field that you are interested in besides languages, minor in that instead.       Say you like art; minor in art or art history.  That could open up careers in museum/gallery work, for example.