When you are looking through the many different kinds of career paths that are available to you, if you have a love of language, it would be no wonder if translation becomes the front-runner in your aspirations. Translation has been around for as long as history can remember. The business of translation, as you can guess, is booming.
Translation does offer its perks, it is honestly the pursuit of understanding several different languages and taking one written form of language into another that has driven translators into this career choice. A good foundation in two or more languages is a requirement. Typically, translators have a deep love of all things language related. First and foremost, you will be asked to clear your basics and then a steady stream of language courses at a local language school or through traditional college. It is these people who are considered to be natural born translators, and will do wonderfully well in the translation field. Unfortunately, schooling is still a requirement when you're trying to get into the doorway of a large translation company.
Lastly, the business of translation requires a deep seeded knowledge of what is right and wrong. While it may be tempting in a business translation to accept bribes, your credibility is on the line.
What is the real purpose of school? Philosophers, historians, sociologists, psychologists, economists, and politicians throughout history have attempted to define and direct the purpose of education. Ideal school would not be a job factory or even focus on academic preparation for higher learning in the traditional sense.