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AUTHOR Raub, Shirley Jane; And OthersTITLE Foreign Language: Key to Career Development.INSTITUTION Madison Public Schools, Wis. Dept. of Curriculum
Development.PUB DATE 72NOTE 34p.
EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29DESCRIPTORS Caricatures; *Cartoons; Instructional Program
Divisions; *Language Instruction; *Modern Languages;*Occupational Guidance; Second Language Learning;*Student Motivation; Vocational Development
ABSTRACTThis illustrated booklet on career opportunities
requiring proficiency in a second language is intended primarily forstudents in elementary and secondary schools. Cartoon figures clarifythe statistical information and help the student understand the manyand varied kinds of vocational careers available. Teachers will findthis a helpful publication when students question the rationale ofstudying foreign language. 0214
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Did you know...the largest employer in the United States and the greatest user
of language skills is the Federal government? It employs more
than 1.5 million full-time white-collar workers, including more
than 90.000 U.S. citizens on overseas civilian assignment."
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Did you know..."in New York City, for example, authorities have had to makeprovision for communicating with speakers of as many as 54foreign languages?
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Did you know..."there.are exciting prospects in missionary work for linguistsbecause the church pioneers are often the first to developalphabets and writing for many languages?"
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Did you know..."an average office worker with a foreign language skill may earnfrom $15 - $20 more per week than a monolingual worker with thesame technical skills. However, may it be stated right at thestart that the language is but a'n additional asset; the jobdepends in most cases_on techniCal or professional skill orknowledge?"
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Did you know...you don't need to leave the U S. to use your foreign languageskill?"
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"no one really knows how many languages there are in the world,the usually quoted estimate is 3,000?"
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The need in underdeveloped countries for bilingual agricultural experts isgreat. The personal satisfaction derived from helping others is a majorreward.
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BUSINESS AND OFFICE
RELATED FIELDS:
ALL OTHER CLUSTERS
NEED THESE SERVICES!
If you've had business training but don't want to get into a 9 - 5 rut, consider
the exciting possibility of being the secretary to an executive in a world-wide
firm. Or you many even be the executive:
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HEALTH
SOCIALSERVICE
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An Exciting rvisorCareer
Oppty.
Supesiorkers
Case and GroupV
YiddishYnowledgeGeriatric X.
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RELATED FIELDS:BUSINESS AND OFFICEHOSPITALITY AND RECREATIONPUBLIC SERVICEPERSONAL SERVICESCONSUMER EDUCATION
Latin is highly desirable for any student planning to have a health career: Inaddition, many medical breakthroughs have been made in foreign countries. Thedetails of these discoveries are first available to those who can understand thenative language of the particular country,
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RELATED FIELDS:BUSINESSCOMMUNICATIONCONSTRUCTIONHEALTHPERSONAL SERVICETRANSPORTATION
Did you know that James Bond is fluent in French, Italian, Chinese, and Swahili?As a politician, you may get the Irish vote if you speak with z. brogue.
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ENVIRONMENT
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RELATED FIELDS:AGRI-BUSINESSBUSINESSPUBLIC SERVICECOMMUNICATIONHOSPITALITY
MAFIIJFACTURINGMARINE SCIENCEPERSONAL SERVICESCONSTRUCTIONTRANSPORTATIONCONSUMER
EDUCATION
Communication among environmental experts of the various countries is essential
if we are to preserve our world. The newness of tL field, combinA with the
4mmediate need for research and solutions, makes this an exciting and desirable
career for a person with technical and foreign language training.19
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
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$13-1/VM
RELATED FIELDS:BUSINESSCONSUMER EDUCATIONFINE ARTSMARKETING and DISTRIBUTIONPERSONAL SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICE
Of course, communication is really what foreign language is all about. Thomas
Mann put it eloquently when he said: "Speech is civilization itself. The word,even the most contradictory word, preserves contact -- it is silence thatisolates."
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HOSPITALITY AND RECREATION
BUS PERSONNEL
TRAIN
PERSONNEL
RELATED FIELDSBUSINESSHEALTHPERSONAL SERVICETRANSPORTATION
With the increased amount of leisure time available to most people, many
orortunities for travel are available for a trained person with a foreign
language.
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MANUFACTURING
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RELATED FIELDS:BUSINESSHEALTHPERSONAL SERVICESCONSTRUCTIONCONSUMER EDUCATION
Many American businesses such as Standard Oil, General Electric, Ford MotorCompany, and Coca Cola have established companies abroad. Manufacturingpositions are available in foreign countries for everyone from the buildingtradesman to the engineer.
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MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTIONTo consolidate
financialstatements
for foreign
ACCOUNTANTsubsidiaries
of 7argeinternational
pharmaceuti-
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haveaccounting
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RELATED FIELDS:BUSINESSCOMMUNICATIONCONSUMER EDUCATIONFINE ARTSPERSONAL SERVICESTRANSPORTATION
With America's international trade involving billions of dollars every year,the need for foreign language advertisers and salesmen has sky-rocketed. It
is also important for someone in this field to be familiar with the habitsand customs of the people in order to do a good advertising job.
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MARINE SCIENCE
OCEANOGRAPHY
PHYSics
RELATED FIELDS:AGRI-BUSINESSBUSINESSCOMMUNICATIONCONSTRUCTIONCONSUMER EDUCATIONENVIRONMENTFINE ARTSHEALTHPERSONAL SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICETRANSPORTATION
Scientists have discovered that it is possible to sustain human life in the
ocean for an extended period of time. In 2001, you may have to borrow a cup
of seaweed from your neighbor -- a native of Norway:
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PERSONAL SERVICE
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EDUCATOR SALES PERSONNEL
RELATED FIELDS:
ALL OTHER CLUSTERS
NEED THESE SERVICES!
The languages spoken by those in the field of personal services are as diverse
as the occupations themselves. A missionary stationed in Latin America and a
reference librarian in New York City both illustrate possible uses of foreign
language in this field.
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CONSTRUCTION
Auditors
Spanish& Portuguese
Auditors
Constrctn
foreignIrvl
Audtr,Span/Vrch/German
helps
STEELWORKER
RELATED FIEDS:BUSINESSHEALTHPUBLIC SERVICEENVIRONMENTCOMMUNICATIONPERSONAL SERVICETRANSPORTATIONCONSUMERFINE ARTS
Although a complex blueprint may look "Greek" if you're not an architect ordraftsman, those in construction who are bilingual may get a rewarding job inhelping develop a foreign country.
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TRANSPORTATION4cet4
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AIRPORTPERSONNEL
RELATED FIELDS:BUSINESSCOMMUNICATIONSHEALTHHOSPITALITYPERSONAL SERVICE
Probably any child who likes cars has had aspirations to enter the Le Mansrace. You'd have a head start if you knew French! Airlines require at eastpart of their persoval to know a foreign language.
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CONSUMER ANDHOME MAKING
Japanese,
Gem/EnglSec.
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RELATED FIELDS:AGRI-BUSINESSBUSINESSCOMMUNICATIONHEALTHMARKETING and DISTRIBUTIONPERSONAL SERVICE
The patent lawyer working with a Japanese inventor, the housewife trying toprepare an authentic French dinner, and the small town girl who falls head-over-heels in love with an African student, all illustrate the various usesof foreign languages in the consumer and homemaking field.
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FINE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
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RELATED FIELDS:BUSINESSPUBLIC SERVICECOMMUNICATIONHOSPITALITYMARKETINGPERSONAL SERVICE
If you ever listened to an Italian opera but couldn't understand the words ortried to read Mein Kampf, the autobiography of Hitler, in the original Germanversion, you've realized that a foreign language can aid you in the pursuit'ofpleasure as as in a career.
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Now you know...
"a foreign language can be useful in attaining an exciting andwell-paying career, provided you have the necessary skill."
"you can use your foreign language skill for pleasure in suchways as traveling, reading foreign books and articles,.listeningto music in a foreign language, and ordering from a menu in aforeign restaurant."
"increased communication has caused the world to "shrink". Amonolingual person will find himself stranded, in a sense, on anisland of boredom and loneliness, while a person with foreignlanguage training will have increased friendship, understanding,and happiness."
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Now you know..."your foreign language skill provides a never-end ng source of
pleasure in the pursuit of leisure time activities."
LA boNNAE MOBILE
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Now you know..."man's ability to travel has run far ahead of his ability to
communicate."
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bigelow, D. N. and L. H. Leyters, Language and Area Centers - A Reporton the First Five Years. U. c. Department of Health, Education,and Welfare, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.,1964.
Cohn, AriO, Careers with Foreign Languages. Henry Z. Walck, Inc.,New York, 1963.
Finlay, Ian F., Careers in Languages. Museum Press, London, 1969.
Ford Foundation, Language Doors. 407 F75L, New York, May, 1964.
Huebener, Dr. Theodore, Opportunities in Foreign Language Careers,Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation, New York, 1964.
Huebener, Dr. Theodore, Wh Johnn Should Learn Foreign LanguagesChilton Company, Book Division, P i adelphia and New York,October, 1962.
Indiana University Publications, Translating Foreign Language intoCareers. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1964, Rev. 1970.
Remer, Ilo, A Handbook for Guiding Students in Modern Foreign Languages.U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, U. S. GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, D. C., 1963.
Sherif, June L., Handbook of Foreign Language Occupations. Regents Pub-lishing Company, Inc., New York, 1966.
Wisconsin Association of Foreign Language Teachers, WAFLT Bulletin,Vol. 57, No. 2, Spring, 1972.
Pamphlets
Majors in General Business, Marketing, Finance, Management, Accounting,Economics...with a Foreign Language Emphasis in French, German orSpanish. Wisconsin State University-Whitewater.
What About Foreign Languages? Vadison Public Schools, Department ofCurriculum Development, December, 1967.
Note: This presentation was developed by foreign language teachersLula Margetis and Marie Nestler, and high school students DebraKleinbeinz, Catherine Nestler, Judy Pichette, and Phillip Yahnke, underthe direction of Shirley Jane Kaub, Foreign Language Coordinator,Madison, Wisconsin, Public Schools.
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