What do you have to do to be an interpretter for America/France?

Question

i was thinking of getting ym degree in Franch after i spent my senior year of high there, and i was wondering, what else do i have to do to be an interpretter? and what are some of the benifits too?

thanks much for your help

Answer 1

Bon, tu doit parler francais et tu doit etudier beucoup. Je veux pour ceci t'assister.

Bon chance!

Answer 2

You need to be fluent in both languages.  A minimum of masters would be in order.

Answer 3

First need to learn how to spell and put a sentence together.  Then go to the next step.

Answer 4

If you want a French master degree for this you have to go through a school or university. Depending on which you choose, you might need first three years of studies to enter those schools.

It also depends on what you want to become. Do you want to become an interpret (spoken) or a translator (written). Do you want to work for a government, to specialize in a subject (science, law, finance, commerce...), to translate during conferences or translate books. You can work without a degree of course, but you will still need a few years studying French and a very good level of French to be able to work in France.

Answer 5

Well, you should be fluent in both languages. And then you should have a personality that won't tempt you to gossip a lot, as cases can be sensitive.

Answer 6

STUDY

Answer 7

I'm a translator, so I say great choice!!!

After you spend your senior year there, look into going to university there so that you can get lots of practice. You have to be able to do consecutive interpreting if you want the good jobs, which means you can interpret while the person is talking. Try to find a good translation school- one in Switzerland is at the University of Geneva, which was supposedly the first translation/interpretation school in the world. If you graduate from there, you're practically guaranteed to find a good job, particularly with one of the international orgs there or the UN. If you're set on living in France, look into living on the border and working in Geneva. I've been told that the highest paid translation and interpretation jobs in the world are in Scandinavia and Switzerland. My Italian professor told me I should look into interpretation in Geneva because native English speakers are particularly in demand, and you can make anywhere from $800-1000 for 4-6 hours of work. That's probably the greatest benefit! But you have to start working hard now to improve your French!

Answer 8

You have to learn how to properly spell the job you want to have!