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Buenos días.
Bon dia.
Buon giorno.
What do you say in
Bergamasco?
Annie R. Abbott
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
@AnnAbbott
Foreign Languages and Your Career
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A REALISTIC PLAN FOR SUCCESS
TRANSLATION & INTERPRETING
require language proficiency, cultural knowledge and
professional skills.
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Learning languages isn’t tied to a specific career path.
However, it does develop qualities employers seek.
Think of your career plan as [language] + [profession/skill].
Human Resources
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Advice to students
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THE TAKEAWAY
You need to become as proficient as possible.
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AND__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You can do a lot with imperfectlanguage skills.
What should you do in college?
Because classes aren’t enough.
STUDY ABROAD
COMBINE PROGRAMS
BE A LEADER
TAKE SERVICE LEARNING COURSES
PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULARS
DESIGN A CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE
ROLE MODEL
Illinois student:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BRIDGET CHAPUT
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A very good blueprint.
SPANISH MAJOR
Business MinorTranslation Studies Certificate
SERVICE LEARNING
Business Spanish
Spanish in the Community
STUDY ABROAD
Barcelona, SpainFull academic year
Internship
EXTRACURRICULAR
• Participates in Mi Pueblo• Volunteers as ESL tutor• Reads El País• Listens to Pandora in Spanish • Attends Latin American Film
Festival• Watches movies in Spanish
Now that you know that languages are a plus,
not necessarily a career…
…prepare yourself for a career in a world that isMULTILINGUALMULTICULTURAL
GLOBALIZED
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Gracias_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Annie R. [email protected]
@AnnAbbott_____________________________________________________________________________________________
