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I am a law student at a TLC about to enter the final year of law school and is supposed to work as a paralegal with a mid-tier law firm for the entire academic year of 2021-22, where I hopefully be absorbed. However, after having interned at various top tier places, my liking for this profession has dwindled because there is a lack of work life balance.
I would love to study different languages, predominantly foreign languages like French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin etc. and intend to then switch to a language oriented career like a language teacher, interpreter, translator, etc. Do you think, this is feasible and what kind of pay I can expect ? If I start learning these languages now, when can I be expected to be job-worthy?
Please someone enlighten me, because I cannot see myself working 14 hours a day daily and spoil my physical and mental health.
Even if it turns out not to be a career for you at the end of the day, learning a language is always useful and might open up other opportunities in future and will simply help you sharpen your minds and improve your English and other skills also.
There are lots of great resources online for learning languages and many are free also. A really great app that's well taught and would be worth a go might be this one: https://www.languagetransfer.org/
There are also better known options like DuoLingo and Memrise (which are a bit more for vocab) and lots of YouTube conversational videos and also some cheap paid-for options.
Learning is foreign language is not easy, rather it depends upon the interests. With a foreign language, you can teach, translate or interpret from one language to another. In many cases, you can join companies in India which require certifications to validate the level of your language. One must give an ample amount of time to grasp the language. For example, I studied French from Alliance Francaise and it takes a minimum of 1.5yrs to be fluent. (Levels in French starts from A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, and C2 where A1 being the lowest and C2 is bilingual). To get a good job, you should be B2 and can speak without looking for words. This will boost your profile. Also, you can attempt getting exposure to a different domain-like embassy, professor, etc.
Pls choose a language wisely and I suggest do your research before opting for one.
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