Career of a Linguist after Graduation in Linguistics

In this article, we will discuss about career of a linguist after getting a graduation degree from university. Students repeatedly ask that if they pursue a linguistics program, how they can be successful after getting a degree. We will reveal all opportunities in this article that a linguist can avail. We have also mentioned top ten universities that offer multiple linguistics program for students around the globe. 

Introduction to Linguistics

Linguistics is scientific study of languages. Linguistics aims to discover multiple aspects that include:

·         How a language originates,

·         How languages evolved over a period of time, and

·         How our mind perceives a language to communicate.

It further adds on the analysis of the different aspects within a language such as the meaning, form, context, and other basic elements of a language.

Linguistic can be the main interest for those who love learning new languages. It can help them to learn what a language is, and what the history of any language is. Linguistics is a wide-ranging area of study and encompasses various specializations for students around the world.

Career of a Linguist

The linguistics field emerged in recent era and spread quickly. Many students are confused that if they proceed towards a career as a linguist, how they can be a successful in their professional life.

Getting a degree in linguistics opens multiple opportunities for career of a linguist. The skills attained while pursuing a linguistics degree enable a linguist to take up jobs in a variety of sectors such as education, language services, social sector, writing, publishing etc. Some of the popular job opportunities for a linguist are described below:

 

A linguist as a teacher

·         Teacher in the field of linguistics

·         ESL teacher

·         Accent coach

 

A linguist as a professional

·         Speech pathologist

·         Language translator

·         Speech therapist

·         Audiologist

·         Language consultant

 

A linguist as a writer/publisher

·         Lexicographer

·         Interpreter

·         Copy editor

·         Copywriter

·         Journalist

·         Proofreader

 

A linguist as a developer

·         Text-to-speech developers

·         Machine translator

·         Artificial intelligence developer

·         Language documenter

 

A linguist as a social worker

·         Social researcher

·         Research associate

·         Public librarian

·         Diplomats

 

Famous universities that award degrees in linguistic studies:

Below is the list of top 10 favorite universities that offer linguistic programs for students worldwide.

·         Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)

·         University of Massachusetts Amherst (United States)

·         The University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

·         Harvard University (United States)

·         University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)

·         Stanford University (United Kingdom)

·         University of Oxford (United Kingdom)

·         University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)

·         University of Maryland, College Park(United States)

·         University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (United States)