Modern Languages
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Descriptive Career Information
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Interpreters and Translators
Overview of the profession from the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about: General nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos175.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Teachers — Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary
Overview of the profession from the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about: General nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm
Scripps College's career suggestions
Addressing the question of what to do with a major in Spanish Studies, lists abilities that will attract employers.
http://www.scrippscollege.edu/students/career/planning/hispanic-studies.php
Languages Work factsheets
Several downloadable factsheets presented by the National Centre for Languages, on such topics as careers in translating/interpreting, combining language with other degree options, and languages and careers.
http://www.languageswork.org.uk/resources/factsheets.htm
Job Banks and Searching Advice
Academic Employment Network
Search for all types of teaching jobs in schools and universities. Includes a browze option and searching by state.
http://www.academploy.com/
Chronicle Careers
By the Chronicle of Higher Education. Allows you to browze jobs by discipline/fields, and includes 'Foreign languages/literatures', 'Foreign literature', and 'Foreign study'.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/browse/field/f.htm
Europa Pages: International Language Job Center
http://www.europa-pages.com/jobs/
French Library Alliance Française of Boston (FAB) - Job Openings
http://www.frenchlib.org/about/jobs.cfm
Language Magazine's Jobshop
http://www.languagemagazine.com/jobshop/jobshop.html
Lat Pro
Jobs for Spanish and Portuguese speakers
http://www.latpro.com/
Cadres Online
Written in French. Conduct a job search for French-related careers or view the guide to French resumes.
http://www.cadresonline.com/index.php
Bilingual Jobs
Resume posting and job database for foriegn language professionals
http://www.bilingual-jobs.com/
Riley Guide to International Job Opportunities
Links of job banks by geographic area
http://www.rileyguide.com/internat.html
The Boston Language Institute - employment opportunities
http://www.bostonlanguage.com/hr.htm
Associations
American Association of Italian Studies
http://www.aais.info/
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
http://www.frenchteachers.org
American Association of Teachers of Italian
http://www.aati-online.org/
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
http://www.aatsp.org/
American Translators Association (ATA)
http://www.atanet.org/
International Language Teachers' Association
http://www.ilta.in.th/
Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MaFLA)
http://mafla.org/
Modern Language Association
http://www.mla.org/
Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association
http://www.omlta.org/
Graduate School Information
MassCIS
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents and includes an Education & Training section. Click on "Graduate School Sort" to create a list of schools matching your preferences. From the Mass. Division of Career Services (DCS).
http://masscis.intocareers.org/
Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com/Default.asp?ShowTab=gr
Market Trends
"Foreign Language Fever"
This article by Zan Jifang is from Beijing Review; 8/23/2007, Vol. 50 Issue 34, p44-45. Jifang talks about the increase in Chinese school graduates studying non-English foreign languages.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.simmons.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=26651722&site=ehost-live
"Language Teaching in Transition: Setting the Agenda"
A seminar that was organised in July 2001 by the 'Oxford Modern Languages Forum', at the University of Oxford. It focuses on teaching methodologies and presents the latest research on post-16 learner strategies and the role of English in the foreigh-language classroom.
http://www.cilt.org.uk/research/papers/oxforum/oxford1.pdf
Language Trends research surveys - UK
Conducted by CILT, the National Centre for Languages out of the UK. Includes surveys in adult education, community languages and the provision of language, cultural services, and vocational language learning in further education.
http://www.cilt.org.uk/research/languagetrends/index.htm
"The Language Educator"
From the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, for ACTFL members, this publication is a comprehensive source of news and information covering trends and developments in foreign language education. It addresses language teaching at all levels and administration.
http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4114
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