A Career in Foreign Languages
As many schools in the west include the prospect of teaching the students other languages than their mother tongue, many American and European schools incorporate the foreign language section in the syllabus.
Learning to write and speak other languages gives the variation in the learning and knowledge of a person, seeing how it is easy for people in Europe and America to learn other country’s culture and interact with the locals if they are familiar with the language of that country ahead of the time.
After observing the flourishing of the linguistics department of education in the west, Indian schools and colleges have also adopted this idea of inserting the languages section in the syllabus as an optional subject and it’s no surprise that it is already getting popular with the school and college peers but it also fascinates me that besides the students, professional workers and employees are also seeking to learn one of the world languages as a skill which will benefit them in furthering their careers domestically in big MNCs and firms or globally.
Speaking and writing different languages fluently not only benefit in the professional field but also improves one’s confidence in a social circle and attracts people from different cultures, in India people gets in awe of a person who can speak more than one language, people are still getting used to this part of society where one’s communication skills can have variations which helps them to grow their character.
In terms of professional facet, many employers in the corporate division look for language speaking and writing proficiency among other things in a candidate.
Being able to speak diverse languages can help a person develop themselves professionally and personally, it helps to strengthen the teamwork in the work environment, improves communication skills and leadership quality of an employee, it avails businesses to thrive internationally in addition to domestically, the skill of speaking distinct languages aids in forming loyalty and trust with the clients all over the world.
It is always fun to find language-related jobs as it allows people to travel throughout the world and meet people with contrasting values, the divergent psyche of different cultures. It is amazing how this particular skill develops the brain and makes it possible for people to be able to grasp quick learning.
Jobs for the multilingual:
- Translator/Interpreter- Starting your career in this profession is obvious if you are a polyglot. It brings the advantage of meeting people with different backgrounds and traveling the world and with lucrative pay.
- Teacher- If you are a language expert, you can always apply for teaching positions in government and private institutes or if you are an at-home language expert you can start a YouTube channel that will allow you to transmit your knowledge to the people who have a real passion about learning new languages.
- Tour Guide- Being in the profession of tour guide, it always gives you the advantage if you know 2-3 languages which help you to do your job with ease if you have foreign travelers, it helps in communicating with them easily.
- Hotelier- If you are a hotel manager, having the skill of linguistic is very much beneficial for you as the hotel business gets so many customers around the globe.
- Flight Attendant,
- Sales Representative,
- Travel Agent, and many more.
Some of the popular and recognized languages which you could try your hands on if you are passionate about it are :
- English
- French
- German
- Mandarin
- Spanish
- Japanese
- Mexican
- Italian
- Turkish
- Hindi
- Swedish
- Russian
- Arabic
- Portuguese
- Dutch
- Polish
- Korean.
As the demands of linguistics are increasing it is conspicuous that the education sector is earning more than profitable globally. Some of the colleges/institutes for languages are :
- The University of Delhi.
- Jamia Milia Islamia.
- Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Embassy Culture Centres in Delhi such as Max Mueller Bhavan, Goethe-Institut, Alliance Francais, and more.
edited and proofread by nikita sharma
