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06-27-2009, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rogozhin View Post
I wonder how useful a degree in Japanese is..

You don't need to know much Japanese to teach English and if you're going for a job that requires Japanese, wouldn't the natives be first preference as they'll be better at Japanese?

I feel you'd need to combine it with something else, or be very, very conversant with both English and Japanese (translator/interpreter level)
Although my degree in Japanese wasn't needed for my job, it sure as heck was useful for the 10 hours a day I was up and not at work every day.
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