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Old 06-20-2005, 03:16 PM
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Re: Bi-lingual

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Originally posted by AXiD670
I didn't know if this should go under Academics or Careers & Employment.

Anyways, is anyone here bi-lingual for job purposes? I.e., work as an interpreter, or being bi-lingual was a requirement for your position?

I'm just curious how one goes about becoming "certified" (is that what it would be called?) as bi-lingual. Do you have to have a Master's degree, or does a Bachelor's degree in that language suffice? Or do you even have to have a degree? How does one prove that they're bi-lingual?

Make sense?
I've heard there are certifications and exams by different orgs. The CIA provides you with several texts and asks you to translate them. I know the UN has their own exam as well. I think one of the highest levels is real-time translation, and that pays an extremely high salary from what I heard because it's so difficult to find.

-Rudey
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