Foreign Language Trinity College East offers its students the discipline. Students must be willing to opportunity to study either French or work hard at practicing the four skills Spanish or both. An internet search for required—listening, reading, writing and possible careers in the Foreign Languages speaking. Additional time must be spent illustrates that there is a range of career individually outside of the classroom opportunities far beyond the traditional developing these skills. scope of teacher or translator or As often as possible, the Department interpreter. seeks to expose its students to an immersion experience where students In fact, widely adopted hiring practices spend time in a country of the target today indicate that employers are language, allowing them to experience choosing applicants with foreign language firsthand the language in everyday life. more readily than the applicants without Selection for these oversea field trips is who have not pursued the Foreign based on student conduct, enthusiasm Languages as a course of study. This is and attitude toward the language. especially true of multi-national companies that have operations spread Please note— Any student wishing to throughout the world. continue studying either French or Spanish in Sixth Form MUST study The Foreign Languages are an exciting English Literature at CXC level as a and dynamic but also demanding Some careers in Foreign Languages This list is by no means exhaustive: • Advertising • Civil Service • Filmmaker Copywriter Employee • Finance Director •Advertising Manager • Consultant • Financial Planning • Art Dealer • Copywriter Associate • Banking • Court Interpreter • Foreign Correspondent • Cultural Attaché Correspondent • Bilingual Clerk • Cultural Officer • Foreign Diplomat • Bilingual Educator • Customs/Immigration • Foreign Exchange • Bilingual Officer Officer Trader • Bilingual Banking • Editor • Foreign Service Teller • Fashion Buyer Officer
Foreign Language Trinity College East offers its students the opportunity to study either French or Spanish or both. An internet search for possible careers in the Foreign Languages illustrates that there is a range of career opportunities far beyond the traditional scope of teacher or translator or interpreter. In fact, widely adopted hiring practices today indicate that employers are choosing applicants with foreign language more readily than the applicants without who have not pursued the Foreign Languages as a course of study. This is especially true of multi-national companies that have operations spread throughout the world. The Foreign Languages are an exciting and dynamic but also demanding discipline. Students must be willing to work hard at practicing the four skills required—listening, reading, writing and speaking. Additional time must be spent individually outside of the classroom developing these skills. As often as possible, the Department seeks to expose its students to an immersion experience where students spend time in a country of the target language, allowing them to experience firsthand the language in everyday life. Selection for these oversea field trips is based on student conduct, enthusiasm and attitude toward the language. Please note— Any student wishing to continue studying either French or Spanish in Sixth Form MUST study English Literature at CXC level as a Some careers in Foreign Languages This list is by no means exhaustive: • Advertising Copywriter •Advertising Manager • Art Dealer • Banking Correspondent • Bilingual Clerk • Bilingual Educator • Bilingual Officer • Bilingual Banking Teller • Civil Service Employee • Consultant • Copywriter • Court Interpreter • Cultural Attaché • Cultural Officer • Customs/Immigration Officer • Editor • Fashion Buyer • Filmmaker • Finance Director • Financial Planning Associate • Foreign Correspondent • Foreign Diplomat • Foreign Exchange Trader • Foreign Service Officer
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