<p>I plan to major in Japanese/Chinese/Spanish/Portuguese (3 of these, I can't decide yet). I like anthropology and public health....honestly I just love learning languages and therefore have no idea what the hell I can do in life to satisfy my passion....become a linguist? I don't know what to do. I should mention that I have a social disorder- so it's ironic. I appear fine, but I struggle.</p>
<p>I see that Scripps and UC riverside offer this major....anywhere else in CA?</p>
<p>i love japanese literature…it would be great to become a book translator for japanese lit. but I feel that this does not lead to a steady career. Let’s be blunt- what is there out there that I can do with this?</p>
<p>Cultural anthropology or sociology might be a good choice for you, or something like global studies or world literature. Public health could be a really good choice for you too, actually: public health workers often work in multicultural communities, so speaking a few languages fluently is beneficial. </p>
<p>Translation can definitely be a steady career, too. Check out the ATA: [American</a> Translators Association : Careers : Translators and Interpreters In Demand](<a href=“Career and Education - American Translators Association (ATA)”>Career and Education - American Translators Association (ATA))</p>
<p>My brother majored in International Relations and minored in Japanese. I agree with the person above about translating having the ability to be a career :). You could work in businesses that deal with foreign countries a lot (just made that up, not sure how that would work).</p>
<p>I also have a relative who majored in Chinese and now works in China as an English teacher.</p>
<p>Do you seriously think you can become fluent in 3 languages (two of which, Japanese and Chinese, are among the most difficult languages to learn) in 4 years? 95% of college students who study Japanese or Chinese alone probably do not become fluent after 4 years.</p>
<p>I plan to go to grad school and study abroad.</p>
<p>grad school abroad in one of the language’s countries that I end up loving the most</p>
<p>Studying abroad certainly won’t help you in learning three languages, mostly for the fact that most colleges are not going to elt you study abroad for three semesters. </p>
<p>It’s a stupid idea to try three languages at the same time in addition to another major.</p>