<p>I'm positive that I want to major in linguistics, since languages and wordplay have always been my passion. I was heavily considering double majoring in a foreign language, probably German or Russian. I would love to be a translator or professor one day, but I'm not sure how realistic these are. Do I have any other options with this combination?
I know that computational linguistics is often regarded as the best option for a linguistics major, but I can't see myself studying computer science. I wouldn't mind working on a computer and whatnot, but I don't like science or math, so I doubt I could get through the courses. Can a linguist with little or no training in programming enter software development, or would one have to double major in a CS field?
What are some other good choices for a linguistics major? Remember, I don't mind attaining a masters or doctorate, or double/joint majoring (unless it's computer science).</p>
<p>try typing "linguistics" into a search engine, like monster.com, to see what kind of job listings will come up. this can give you an idea of what you can do with that degree.</p>
<p>There's speech pathology, where you treat patients w/ speech problems. I think you can get either a masters or a PhD to do that.<br>
Like you said, you could be a professor, or if you know a second-language well enough you could be a high school teacher who teaches foreign languages.<br>
I think if you want to get into computational linguistics, it would be very useful to take computer science courses, or get a job that involves programming or something like that. But yea, if you don't like science or math, you probably won't like CS either....I mean, I like/do well in science and math, but CS seems really difficult to me!
So yea......I would suggest getting a research position at your university to see if you like doing research, that way you know whether you want to get a PhD or not....and then if not, you can explore the other possibilites.</p>
<p>my mother is a linguistics major and can speak russian and ukrainian fluently (she also used to know german but not anymore). she used to translate russian documents into english for nsa.</p>