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English, like communications, is a staple in every career and school. Someone wanting to pursue a career for English majors can look to technical writing, librarians, lawyers, and a lot more. For more information, please read below. Read more Show less
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Savannah609 views

How can I work as an English teacher and travel the world?

I want to be a TESOL professor, but I want to also be able to provide for myself. #english #tefl #teachingabroad

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Alexandra876 views

Is journalism a good major?

I'm a CareerVillage staff member and I'm posting this because we know that many young people are looking for the answer to this question. This is among the most popular questions searched by youth, and we're hoping you will take a moment to share your response to it. Thank you! #college #college-major #journalism #english #writing #communications Things you can consider for this specific question... What is journalism? What can you do with a journalism major? Are there a lot of opportunities in the field of journalism/is the field growing? What did you do with your journalism major?

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Diana830 views

How would a copyeditor know which "grammar" to use?

In the English language, there are so many different ways to use grammar, but there aren't any set rules on which ways are correct; it's more just a matter of belief (example: the Oxford comma). I realize that a particular university will teach their own beliefs about grammar, but I'm concerned about the workplace: what if a workplace wants to use grammar in a way my university didn't teach me? Or didn't want me to use? Thanks! #copyedit #copyeditor #grammar #write #english

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Gabriel711 views

Do you have any advice for a student who wants to be a novelist?

I will be attending NYU this fall and majoring in English and I hope to be a novelist in the future. #english #writing #novelist #fiction #writer #author

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Lia706 views

What kind of jobs would people with a doctorate in linguistics get?

#college #english #linguistics

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Jonathan736 views

What is the best kind of poetry to read if I want to major in English?

I've spent time in AP English Literature and Composition, but I wanted to explore the poetry out there, but I'm not quite sure where to start. #aplit #english #poetry #writing

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Hannah921 views

Which careers should I look into?

My interests include linguistics, english, writing, editing, and psychology. Additionally, I really enjoy learning new things and researching. I also enjoy explaining things to others and tutoring. Are there any careers out there that might suit these interests? #linguistics #english #writing-and-editing #research #teaching

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Elisa434 views

What career opportunities are there with a master's degree in English?

I'm about to begin my master's degree in English and want to explore career possibilities. #english

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Elisa597 views

What opportunities are available teaching university-level online English courses?

I'm going to begin a master's degree in English and would like to eventually teach online courses. #english #teaching #education

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Ambre647 views

What do I do if I change my mind about my major?

As of now, I'd like to be an English major and am fairly set on it. However, what if I end up not being as passionate about it as I thought I was? It's scary to think that I may not have the money to change my degree and I can't really afford college as is let alone changing my mind halfway through. #college #college-major #changing-majors #choosing-a-major #english #finacial

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Catherine1744 views

Tips for surviving bad classes and/or horrible teachers?

I'm open to answers from both fellow students and former students for this question! I'm currently taking a literature class, and I absolutely love it, but that's in regards to all the novels on our reading syllabus being outstanding reads and my own innate passion for literature. When it comes to the actual class, I almost dread going to school every morning since it's my first period (I'm a high school student). I find that my own desires and expectations for the class are incompatible with the reality of it. My teacher provides shallow commentary on the content of our novels, but then expects high-quality analysis and understanding from us students when she can't even provide that level of analysis herself. In fact, students often ask questions for clarification and she either beats around the bush or manages to avoid the question entirely by redirecting their attention to some other topic she brings up. She also expects everyone to improve in their writing and reading analysis skills, but provides no coursework or feedback for improvement, instead repeatedly assuring us that "our skills will improve during our time in the class" - something unlikely to happen if she just expects us to become better "naturally." She never returns or allows students to see past quizzes and tests, and on essays, she only writes vague, criticizing remarks of what we did wrong rather than offering advice on how to improve our writing for higher scores. Confronting her directly/privately for advice and further feedback results in more vague comments. There seems to be no way to coax constructive criticism or explanations of the "high-level analysis" she expects out of her, so the result is a class full of disillusioned and tired students who don't want to try anymore and don't want to improve. Not to mention her behavior makes her lack any sort of credibility so I really can't take anything she says seriously anymore. I'm doing relatively well in the class, but this is thanks to the foundation of literature-based skills I've acquired prior to entering this class, not the result of anything she's taught us. With that being said, are there any tips to trudge through a pointless and unfulfilling class? There are a number of problems here, but my primary concern is preventing a terrible teacher from damaging my love of literature, because this has happened in the past where I had an English teacher so awful that I started to hate literature despite it always being one of my greatest passions. On a personal level, it's also difficult not to let her interpretation of the novels we read ruin my reading experience and my feelings toward said books - for example, she makes a lot of misogynistic comments reinforcing gender roles and completely missing the point that I think the author was actually trying to make when we discuss feminist novels. I need tips on how to survive teachers like her so I can get through the rest of this year and also put them to use if I end up having professors like her in college. (Sorry for writing a novel for my own here!) #student #advice #student-advice #class #high-school-classes #classes #survival #surviving-high-school #tips #bad-classes #bad-teachers #literature #english-literature #english #english-literature #academic-english #writing #reading #books #book #novels #novel #essay #essays #help

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Mia896 views

How to Become A Journalist?

As a high school junior, I've been thinking more and more about what I want to be when I grow up, and automatically, I knew that I wanted to do something with English. After looking at some of the careers and professions, I came across journalism and think it's great for me! However, one problem: I have no idea how to go about becoming one! It's hard to want to become something when, unfortunately, there's a limited amount of people I can ask at school or at home. It would be awesome if anyone would provide some details. #journalism #english

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Cody2266 views

How competitive is the job market as an English teacher in Japan?

It has always been my dream to move to Japan and as I am going to college my plan is to live there as an English teacher. #japanese #teaching #english #teacher #education

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lilia487 views

What is the best way for an aspiring student to get a good job in publishing

I am willing to work my way up#publishing #english major

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Sabrina832 views

What is it like to teach English at the high school and college level?

My goal is to become an English teacher. I was planning on pursuing high school but someone suggested college. Since I haven't been to college yet I don't know what teachers are like there. Hearing about different experiences from teaching different levels would help me decide which I would like to pursue. #education #higher-education #women-in-higher-ed #english #college-jobs

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Jasmine665 views

How do I get into publishing?

I'm aware that it requires some level of internships but I'm not aware of the amount. Where should I intern? When? How do I acquire an internship? #publishing #interships #english #magazines #books

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Jasmine595 views

Can Journalism really be a "lead-way" major into publishing?

My counselor knows that I wanted to be a book editor as my final career. However instead of majoring in English, she told me to major in Journalism because English is more for Education? I just wanted to know if I should put English or Journalism or if it matters. #journalism #english-literature #english

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Jade733 views

Best Extracurriculars for a Book Editor?

Now that I'm looking at internships, I want to be an attractive candidate for publishing companies. I've just started working as an editor for one of my college's newspapers. My other extracurricular is very inactive now, so what clubs should I approach? Book clubs, maybe? #college #english #publishing

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Is there a profession out there that's an equal balance between creative writing/publishing and biomedical science?

I am torn between majoring in English and Biomedical Science/Engineering. I love to write stories and strive to become an editor for a publishing company/fiction author or screenwriter, but I also love genetics and would love to be a genetic engineer and researcher (see the details from my previous question.) My parents don't want me to pursue an English degree because the profession "isn't that lucrative" and I'd spend a long time working my way to steady earnings, but they also want me to find a job doing what I love. They've suggested technical writing, but I fear that technical writing could also mean less creativity when writing instruction manuals or scientific journal articles. Any suggestions or advice from real-world experiences? #creative-writing #technical-writing #writing #news-writing #editor #writing-and-editing #fiction-writing #science-fiction #creative-non-fiction #fiction #copy-editing #publishing #genetics #biomedical-engineering #biomedical-science #career-path #screenwriting #author #creative-writing #double-major #dual-career #multiple-interests #english #communications #grant-writing #proposal-writing #career-path #career-choice #career-decisions

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kristel589 views

What are the benefits of pursuing a career that require you to be stoutly but yet your passionate about?

Coming from imigrants parents ,growing up i been told to finish high school and pursue something small.At first i thought that maybe i should do that but once entering high school i was able to learn more about myself. I seen how stereotypes defines us and i want to change that.Some stereotypes labels are negative such that we choose to pursue careers that are less respectable careers.Also that we are unable to learn and not even intelligent.The reality is that society adopts a posture towards a minority group and a maxim of negative ideas stereotypes that are easily influence by other groups #everyminority#asawhole #english? #COMPAS

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Julia637 views

What is the best route to becoming an editor for a publishing house?

What classes should I take in college? Where should I apply? How do I apply and is there a healthy demand for editorial jobs? #editor #jobs #publishing #careers #English

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Hilmi511 views

In college, am I going to be able speak fluent?

I am international student in America, I studied English so much, and my speaking is not as good as my academic English. I want to be very fluent in English, people around me tell me that as I get to college, I will a lot of time to improve my speaking. Did anyone have experience like that? #english

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Neateshia735 views

I am not good at writing papers at all. What are some recommendations for me to be more successful and reasearching and constructing a good essay paper?

I am going back to school after 12 Years. English and writing have never been my strong areas. I want to do more than just pass this class, but also reasearch and construct successful work. If there is any tips, pointers, or advice that can be given. Please, I am all ears. #english #essay #writing #writing-and-editing

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Allison739 views

What are some career ideas for someone who scores well in English?

I consistently score well in English on standardized tests. What are some career ideas related to English? #english #writing #career

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Jiayun1691 views

How to improve my English?

I am a international student. I am not good at oral speaking. Could someone give me some advices about how to improve my English? #english #language

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Morissa876 views

What can I do with an English degree?

I don't really want to be a teacher, per se. I love writing and would like to be an author, but how else could I use this degree? #english #author #teachers #english-degree

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somkid793 views

What is consider an English class in college?

#english-literature #requirement #english

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Marissa837 views

What is the best college major to become an English teacher in Korea?

I am a huge Kpop fan and love the language and culture. I want to become a teacher, so I thought about combining my career goals with my love of the music. #teaching-english-as-a-second-language-tefl #college-major #english #teaching

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Jonnie689 views

How do you find the best schools that have the best teaching programs and what resources are there available for me to use to help earn money for school?

Im asking because I'm not sure on what schools I should look into for transferring and I want to choose the best school with the best program i can find. I also wanna find resources I can use to help me pay for colleges, these resources include scholarships, grants, etc. #transfer #english #teacher #letsdothis

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Journalism

I have always wanted to be a journalist, but with all the controversy over the news and the lack of interest towards newspapers, how do I know if I'm making the right choice? How much money will I make? Will it be enough to support myself? I'm worried that I'm making a bad choice by pursuing English and Journalism. Am I making a mistake if this is what I have loved to do and wanted my whole life? #journalism #english #news #writing

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