Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures

							     Modern Languages,
Literatures and Cultures
  Career Options



  Bilingual Educator              Flight Attendant
  Consular Assistant              Foreign Correspondent         Professor
  Cultural Advisor                Foreign Service Officer       TESL/ESL Teacher
  Culture Teacher                 Historian                     Tour Guide
  Customs Inspector               Immigration Officer           Trade Policy Analyst
  Diplomatic Service Agent        Interpreter                   Translator
  Educational Administrator       Journalist                    Travel Agent
  ESL Teacher                     Language Researcher           UNESCO Official



                                                            Degree Specific Skills


Ability to Place Events in      Edit/Proofreading Materials    Understanding the Customs
Cultural, Social & Historical   Evaluating Translations and    & Traditions of Communities
Context                         Original Texts                 Understanding the
Articulate & Apply              Observation Skills &           Structure of the Language
Grammatical & Syntactic         Attention to Detail            Understanding the
Rules                           Oral & Written                 Relationship Between
Critical Thinking & Analysis    Communication Skills           Historical & Current Events
Development &                   Reading for Corrections &
Presentation of Arguments       Structure




                                         Business and Employer Directories


 Canadian Business Directory                     Industry Canada
 www.canadianbusinessdirectory.ca                www.strategis.ic.gc.ca

 Canadian Yellow Pages Directory                 Maclean Magazine
 www.yellowpages.ca                              Top 100 Employers
                                                 www.macleans.ca/pdf/top100list.pdf
 211 Community Connection
 www.211ontario.ca                               Red Toronto
                                                 www.redtoronto.com
 Information Niagara –
 The Orange Book                                 The Niagara Directory
 www.informationniagara.com                      www.theniagaradirectory.com
Professional Associations
      Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario
                                   www.atio.on.ca
      Canadian Associations and Affiliates
                                   www.charityvillage.com/cv/nonpr/profas.asp
      Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics
                                   www.aclacaal.org
      Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers
                                   www.caslt.org
      German-Canadian Association Links
                                   www.gcaa.ca/links.htm
      Literary Translators’ Association of Canada
                                   www.attlc-ltac.org
      Modern Language Association
                                   www.mla.org
      Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association
                                   www.omlta.org
      TESL Canada
                                   www.tesl.ca

                                   Internships, Exchanges & Volunteering
     Campus Access
     www.campusaccess.com
                                             GoAbroad.com
     Career Edge                             www.goabroad.com
     www.careeredge.ca
                                             Ontario Internship Program
     Charity Village                         www.internship.gov.on.ca
     www.charityvillage.com
                                             The BIG Guide to Living and
     Exchanges Canada                        Working Overseas
     www.exchanges.gc.ca                     www.workingoverseas.com

     Global Experiences                      Volunteer Canada
     www.globalexperiences.com               www.volunteer.ca

 Further Education and Training
                                            Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
                                            www.kaptest.com

   Canadian Universities and Colleges       School Finder
   www.canadian-universities.net            www.schoolfinder.com

   Graduate Schools                         Peterson’s Educational Planner
   www.graduateschools.com                  www.petersons.com


                                        Career and Job Search Resources

     Brock University Career Services           Job Futures
     www.brocku.ca/career                       www.jobfutures.ca

     Career Cruising                            The Vault
     www.careercruising.com                     www.brocku.ca/career/vault

     Cultural Careers Council of Ontario        Workopolis
     www.workinculture.ca                       www.workopolis.com

     Joint Centre for Bioethics                 Wow Jobs
     www.utoronto.ca/jcb                        www.wowjobs.ca