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Tuesday, November 08, 2005

My Future Bilungual Career

When I grow up, I will have a bilingual career. The possible bilingual careers that I wish to pursue are being an author, teacher, and a lawyer. I have not decided which of these careers I will end up having for the rest of my life.
My first goal would be to become a bilingual author. I will write books in English, my first language. Then I will sign the story in American Sign Language, my second language, using a video camera. My book will be as successful in English as it will be in ASL. There are no books in ASL, so it would be a good idea to expand our ASL/English library.
My other choice of bilingual career is being a teacher. I want to be an English teacher in a deaf school. I would prefer to work in a first grade or third grade classroom. I would communicate with Deaf students in ASL, and I would teach them English my first language. That is how a teacher can be bilingual.
My third opinion would be a lawyer. I can be a lawyer; I argue without realizing it and often win the argument. I read English at an eleventh grade level, which would help me read complicated books. I would communicate with my clients in ASL or English, depending on which language they prefer. I would sign to the deaf in ASL and write in English or lip-read the hearing judge and jury. After all, deaf people need a lawyer, who stands up for them.
I am confident that in the near future, I will have a job in any of those careers I just described. I don't know which of these jobs I want. I will try all of these three jobs. If I don't like them, I would change my job. However, I am confident that my bilingual skills would be put to a good use whether that I am an author, lawyer, or a teacher.

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