What and How for Foreign Language Students: What Are the Career Opportunities and How to Prepare for Them.

This publication is a guide to career opportunities in foreign languages and to educational programs which prepare for them. Programs at Northwest Missouri State University are listed which combine study in foreign languages with other disciplines, including: business, economics, office administration, sociology, political science, history, and Latin American studies. Information is provided on the field of translating and interpreting as well as other career possibilities related to foreign languages. Special attention is given to employment opportunities at the United Nations. These include: public information officers, translators, interpreters, librarians, clerks and secretaries, and guides. Finally, addresses are listed for further information on career opportunities in foreign languages. (AM)