LANGUAGE
- INTRODUCTION
- CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- COLLEGES IN INDIA
- SKILL SET
- ELIGIBILITY
- SPECIALISATION
- ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Foreign Language teaching involves educating pupils in languages apart from English. Some of the most used foreign languages are French, Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin. Foreign languages have become important with different countries opening up to different forms of interaction including trade.
Proficiency and fluency in a foreign language can open up the gates for a lucrative career in various sectors such as diplomatic services, entertainment, tourism, embassies, international organizations, public relations and mass communication, publishing, interpretation and translation, etc.
Many countries across the world have opened up their economies to ease business operations, import and export. Pupils who are well versed in different languages have a wide scope of opportunities available to them across countries.
Students visit colleges in different countries are exchange students; this is when they are required to know different languages for better communication. Foreign Language Teachers teach students Languages they want to learn.
- Diplomatic Services
- Teaching
- Translator/ Interpreter jobs
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Public relations and Mass Communication
- Air Hostess/Flight Steward
College | Location |
Jawaharlal Nehru University | New Delhi |
St. Stephens College | New Delhi |
Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi |
University of Mumbai | Mumbai |
University of Calcutta | Kolkata |
IGNOU School of Languages | All over India |
English & Foreign Languages University | Hyderabad |
Nihongo Bashi | Multiple Locations |
India China Chamber of Commerce & Industry | Mumbai |
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Jawaharlal Nehru Academy of Languages, New Delhi | Pune |
Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi |
Alliance Francaise de Bombay | Mumbai |
Max Mueller Bhavan | Delhi, Pune, Bangalore |
University of Rajasthan | Jaipur |
University of Pune | Pune |
- Developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
- Obtaining information and Learning skills
- Organizing, Planning and prioritizing tasks.
- Conversational English skills
- Updated with the latest knowledge skills
- Computer software skills
- Class XII with any stream
- Eligibility criteria of minimum 50% aggregate marks in Class XII
- Post-graduation require bachelors in any field.
- For Lectureship in Language, National Educational Test (NET) or Ph.D. is mandatory
- Novelist
- Poet
- Non-Fiction Writer
- Editor(Publishing)
- Ghost Writer
- Story Writer(Art Performances)
- Script writer
- Speech writer
- Conduct a variety of language-based studies, experiments and consultations
- Assist in acquiring knowledge of languages for purposes such as historical examinations, code breaking, etc.
- Take classes in linguistics at colleges and universities
- Give advice to marketing firms and publishing companies on what language to use in advertising and promotions
- Predict trends in pronunciation, slang or diction
- Develop speech recognition software, check for proper grammar or provide a better understanding of how language is affected by computer use
- Convert concepts in the source language to equivalent concepts in the target language during translation
- Language guides ensure that foreign visitors are able to communicate effectively during their stay.
- Convert journal articles, books, poetry, and short stories from one language into another language.