<p>Other than using these langages to work in a foreign country, what jobs are available to students who graduate with a degree in French or Chinese?</p>
<p>United Nations, or a translator or teacher.</p>
<p>A diplomat, if you can master both two languages.</p>
<p>Because of rising economic and military power, knowing Chinese will bring many opportunities in the coming decades - everything from working in a large multinational corporation, doing human rights work, working in the UN or similar organization, doing translations, etc etc. There are tons of options..</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that all of those are not what he wanted to hear: "Other than using these langages to work in a foreign country"
It seems that UN might be your only choice if you don't want to leave the country. I don't think there is anything else. Maybe teach. The whole thing about getting a degree in a language is to use it in a foreign country.</p>
<p>I think a lot of the things I listed could be done within this country, dealing with people from abroad who are working here, etc.</p>
<p>That's interesting you mentioned both of those languages. My D is interested in studying Chinese. She speaks Spanish, French and Japanese now. Obviously very interested in languages. Any suggestions as to where to apply for college?</p>
<p>Universities with a good language program or that offers more than a couple of foreign languages.</p>
<p>Georgetown, George Washington, Columbia and Chicago (great EAS programs), Tufts, HYP, Berkeley, etc. That covers all possible categories of colleges (size, location, demographics, political side, etc)</p>
<p>Thank you for replying. Any LACs?</p>
<p>Wellesley, that's the only one I know.</p>
<p>Among LACs, I think Middlebury is supposed to be outstanding in languages.</p>
<p>As someone who enjoys foreign languages, I find the idea of majoring in a language appealing. Of course, it's probably not the most marketable thing. Some people say to not worry too much about marketability, to just major in whatever you're most interested in, but being able to get a good job after college IS important.</p>
<p>I'd recommend doing a sort of compromise. Major in French or Chinese if that's what you want to do, but also combine it with something that will be marketable. Perhaps do a double major, if you feel up to it, letting your second major be something that will help get you into a good career. Either that or you could get a teaching certificate along with your language major.</p>
<p>I applied to Kenyon College (LAC) and they have a major called "Modern Language and Literature" which <em>with one major</em> you must study two foreign languages. I love this because I have always wanted to study Spanish and German in college, but still double in something else like Economics/Classics/English etc. Any person who has the dream to study more than one language while studying something else should look into this program. Their faculty, peer-assistant tutoring program for foreign languages, and study abroad is simply amazing. Plus you study abroad twice!! ah I love Kenyon! Check it out at <a href="http://www.kenyon.edu%5B/url%5D">www.kenyon.edu</a></p>
<p>I speak both French and Chinese without majoring in either. Don't major in a language. Just hang out in ethnic enclaves for long enough and you'll pick it up. Or take it in high school.</p>