想问一下,读中文系出来可以做什么阿?在考虑选科的事情
对中文比较感兴趣
可是又怕读完出来没有事情做
My Experience
Sorry to reply you in English, since I am now using an NUS computer.
Honestly speaking, the job scope is very narrow. Jobs which are relevant to what we study in Chinese Studies or Linguistics fall in three main fields: Academics, Journalism and Teaching.
It is not easy to pursue academics, until you have a phD, and it is probably not considered towards fulfilment of bonds;
For journalism, Singapore Press Holdings have their own scholars that in recent years they rarely accept other graduate. If you stand for an opportunity to be their scholar, you really must try your utmost (then we would be colleagues in future haha...);
Probably the good news comes from Teaching, as Singapore badly needs Chinese teachers for Primary and Secondary schools. Comparing to scholarships offered by major organizations and companies, the MOE scholarship for teaching mother tongue is relatively easy to get.
Nonetheless, there are still numerous jobs availeble which are not relevant to what we study. In fact, my first scholarship offer was from the Port Authority of Singapore (PSA). Even today, I could not figure out why they were willing to pay for me to study Chinese literature. However, my case was not the most absurd. PSA gave a scholarship to a college mate of mine to do Genetics in London!
In short, there is a will, there is a way.
Honestly speaking, the job scope is very narrow. Jobs which are relevant to what we study in Chinese Studies or Linguistics fall in three main fields: Academics, Journalism and Teaching.
It is not easy to pursue academics, until you have a phD, and it is probably not considered towards fulfilment of bonds;
For journalism, Singapore Press Holdings have their own scholars that in recent years they rarely accept other graduate. If you stand for an opportunity to be their scholar, you really must try your utmost (then we would be colleagues in future haha...);
Probably the good news comes from Teaching, as Singapore badly needs Chinese teachers for Primary and Secondary schools. Comparing to scholarships offered by major organizations and companies, the MOE scholarship for teaching mother tongue is relatively easy to get.
Nonetheless, there are still numerous jobs availeble which are not relevant to what we study. In fact, my first scholarship offer was from the Port Authority of Singapore (PSA). Even today, I could not figure out why they were willing to pay for me to study Chinese literature. However, my case was not the most absurd. PSA gave a scholarship to a college mate of mine to do Genetics in London!
In short, there is a will, there is a way.
大音希聲,大象無形。