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| OneEye Diglot Senior Member Japan Joined 6853 days ago 518 posts - 784 votes  Speaks: English*, Mandarin Studies: Japanese, Taiwanese, German, French | Message 81 of 169 01 October 2009 at 3:14am | IP Logged | |||||
Are you serious with this? Really? So you graduated a few months ago but haven't gotten a job in your field yet (in the worst economic recession since the Great Depression), and you've already decided that "education is worthless?" Go get 'em, tiger. That's the can-do attitude I like to see. PS - I do agree with the above poster who said that an undergrad degree is like the new high school diploma. PPS - There's a mindset these days that education's sole purpose is to get you a good job. There's so much more to it than that. No wonder our (U.S.) educational system is going downhill so fast, if all there is to education is vocational school. What ever happened to actually getting an education? Edited by OneEye on 01 October 2009 at 3:16am 5 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| delta910 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5878 days ago 267 posts - 313 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Dutch, German | Message 82 of 169 01 October 2009 at 3:35am | IP Logged | |||||
I'm probably not going to enlist/join the military actually. For employment, I was thinking more along the lines of FBI or something more along those lines. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
 Jiwon Triglot Moderator Korea, South Joined 6439 days ago 1417 posts - 1500 votes Speaks: EnglishC2, Korean*, GermanC1 Studies: Hindi, Spanish Personal Language Map | Message 83 of 169 01 October 2009 at 9:21am | IP Logged | |||||
Yes, even the penguin. I want lots of pets. Just an elaboration of situation in Korea. If you are a non-science major, some companies just throw away your job application and CV without reading them unless you are a Business major or Economics major. Such is the harsh reality here. I just need to deal with it. Besides, I can always double major in something else and go on to do postgraduate in something more interesting if I get a chance. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Belardur Octoglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5614 days ago 148 posts - 195 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC2, Spanish, Dutch, Latin, Ancient Greek, French, Lowland Scots Studies: Biblical Hebrew, Italian, Arabic (Written), Mandarin, Korean | Message 84 of 169 01 October 2009 at 3:31pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Jiwon, I really respect your high aims. My best friend is Korean (working in Seoul), so I know a little about the challenges you are going to face, so good luck reaching your goals.
This does bring up some interesting observations about the value of education and choosing a major in the eyes of employers in many different cultures. I've heard a lot of things from a lot of different places, but it would be great if other people would like to chime in on the comparative value of a "competitive major" as well as what other options exist in a realistic manner. Edit: OneEye - hear hear! Edited by Belardur on 01 October 2009 at 3:32pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| JasonChoi Diglot Senior Member Korea, South Joined 6362 days ago 274 posts - 298 votes Speaks: English*, Korean Studies: Mandarin, Cantonese, Latin | Message 85 of 169 01 October 2009 at 3:47pm | IP Logged | |||||
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I majored in East Asian Languages merely because I wasn't interested in anything majoring in anything else. I studied some linguistics but was quite bored with the courses I took.
I teach English in Korea (and enjoy it), so my major is somewhat relevant. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| sebngwa3 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6167 days ago 200 posts - 217 votes Speaks: Korean*, English | Message 86 of 169 01 October 2009 at 5:21pm | IP Logged | |||||
There is East Asian Languages major? May I ask what college? I thought most colleges only had Asian Studies in which you have to take some classes on cultures of Asia, not just the languages. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| sebngwa3 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6167 days ago 200 posts - 217 votes Speaks: Korean*, English | Message 87 of 169 01 October 2009 at 5:22pm | IP Logged | |||||
What would you be doing in FBI or CIA? I'm guessing translating foreign documents? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| OneEye Diglot Senior Member Japan Joined 6853 days ago 518 posts - 784 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin Studies: Japanese, Taiwanese, German, French | Message 88 of 169 01 October 2009 at 6:17pm | IP Logged | |||||
I'm not Jason Choi but I can say that University of Texas at Austin offers a major in Asian Cultures and Languages, which is described as being "intended for students desiring to focus on one country or language," rather than the Asian Studies major, in which you pick a region (East or South Asia) and study more culture than language. This is my major, with an emphasis in Chinese and a minor in Japanese (hopefully). Here are the course requirements for a major in Chinese (outside of the general education requirements, the special requirements for the College of Liberal Arts, and requirements for a minor): 24 semester hours including at least 21 hours of upper-division coursework: * 3 hours Classical Chinese, chosen from CHI 322 or CHI 340 * 3 hours upper-division Chinese, chosen from CHI 320L, CHI 330, or CHI 340 * 6 additional hours upper-division Chinese coursework * 3 hours specified Asian Studies Senior Seminar ANS 378 * 9 hours (including 6 upper-division) additional Asian Studies coursework related to China They require you to choose a minor, and here are the guidelines: * 12 hours of coursework in an approved area including 6 hours of upper-division coursework OR * 9 hours beyond 507 (including 3 upper-division) in a second foreign language (i.e. a language other than the one used for the Liberal Arts Foreign Language Requirement). Students may choose a minor from virtually any department or program in the university. You may choose a minor from virtually any department or program in the university. Transfer students should remember that 60 hours must be taken in residence at UT Austin. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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