Professional knowledge in foreign languages essential in every field of profession including the IT Sector, publications, engineering and in the arena of any new field of profession. Foreign language has now itself become a new profession. It's playing a significant role in every sphere beginning from Translation to Software, Arts, Customs, Airlines, Consulate Foreign Banks and Foreign Exchanges. Hence, this particular field has raised the opportunities of employment for those who are proficient in Persian, Japanese, Spanish, German, etc. Besides, if one plans for higher education abroad or carry on with researches, knowledge in foreign languages come in more than handy.
In the domestic or foreign job market, knowledge of an additional Asian or European language, apart from the English language, is important. To suffice with the requirement of trade, industries and commerce, national languages of different nations getting importance. Today, in the several professional fields, languages getting tailor-made for commerce and this providing new dimension in the professional and corporate fields. It's now the stepping stone for building the foundation of a solid career.
Career opportunities
Knowledge in foreign languages broadens the career perspectives and job opportunities. Demand for foreign languages increasing in the IT and the BPO industries. Besides, the corporate industries also require language experts in different levels for the smooth functioning of their regular work. Moreover, the travel and tourism industries, software companies, finance companies require consultants and financial consultants. Further, the work of foreign literature translation falls under this category.
Foreign languages learning centres
Given below are the names of institutes that provide the foreign language courses in India:
University of Calcutta
City – Kolkata
Courses – Certificate and Diploma courses in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Korean, Pali, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Tibetan and Urdu. Course duration is one year.
Qualification Criteria – Graduate (10+2+3)
Other institutes – Some other institutes in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal are Jadhavpur University, Ramkrishna Mission Institutes of Culture, The French Associates, Maxmuller Bhavan, Netaji Institute for Asian Studies, The British Institute, etc.
Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages
City – Hyderabad
Courses – One year Advanced Diploma courses in German, Russian, Spanish, Persian, etc.
University of Delhi
City – Delhi
Courses – Certificate, Diploma and Advanced courses in Chinese, Japanese, German, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Romanian, etc.
Some other institutes in India – Some of the other institutes that provide courses in foreign languages are the Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi), Banaras Hindu University (Varanasi), Indo Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Chennai), and in the Universities of Kerala, Bangalore, Aligarh, etc.
English – deserves an attention
One more thing I would like to add as a reminder with this write-up. The first thing we must do is to wake up to the fact that the English language plays a vital role in the corporate sector today. Fluency in English, a plus point and plays a bigger role in the appointments of candidates for jobs. Even if one is not that comfortable or fluent in English, one could take a short-term course under the reputable institutes given above or any other institutes one is sure to get quality training course. Though this might seem a small matter, but one must give importance from the beginning because fluency in English is the need of the hour in the modern corporate world today.