Service and Education
Areas
- Translation/Interpretation
- Teaching
- Tutoring
- Educational Administration Including:
- Student Affairs
- Study Abroad Programs
- International Houses or Cultural Centers International Student Services
- Linguistics
- Civil Service
- Social Work
- Mission Work
- Library Science
- Health Services
- Counseling
- Nonprofit or Public Interest Law Research
Employers
- K-12 schools, public and private Universities/Colleges
- Pre-schools
- Professional language schools
- English language institutes
- Overseas dependents' schools
- Foreign study exchange programs
- Libraries
- Adult education programs
- Religious and volunteer
- Organizations International
- Organizations
- Law enforcement agencies
- Social service agencies
- Nonprofit organizations
- Hospitals
Strategies
- Obtain state teacher licensure for K-12 teaching.
- Earn a graduate degree for college or university teaching opportunities.
- Develop superior written and oral communication skills in the English language including proper sentence structure and comprehensive vocabulary.
- Minor or double major in another subject that you could also teach.
- Get experience as a tutor.
- Become familiar with the cultural base of your language (literature, art, politics, etc.) as well as with cultural traditions.
- Consider teaching English as a modern language (overseas). Research courses and certifications for teaching English to non-native speakers.
- Volunteer with government programs such as VISTA or community programs such as ESL classes.
- Work abroad through volunteer programs or missions.
- Plan to take both written and oral examinations to become an interpreter.
- Notify local hospitals, schools, and chambers of commerce of your availability to translate or interpret for international visitors.
- Earn a graduate degree in a field of specialty, e.g. Student Affairs Administration, counseling, or law.
