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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I think the point is that majoring in a language is not the end all be all. For example--you double majored so you had another usable skill set. Someone else who majored in languages then got a law degree. If you only major in a language, then you may not necessarily have enough skills to successfully use that language professionally. However, you can major in pretty much any field and dedicate time to becoming fluent in another language. You don't have to have a degree in french to speak french fluently. Yes, it might be easier to do it that way--but how many jobs are there for people with french degrees and no other degrees? [/quote]

I think the point about being able to write proficiently is a major one, though.  I see many people who are native English speakers who can barely string a sentence together if they have a poor education, and there is a huge difference between being fluent in a language and being able to put together a professional document.  I think it is far harder to become proficient in writing in a non-native language outside of a school context than to become conversationally proficient.[/quote]

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