While a plethora of new, diverse, interesting and off-beaten
tracks as careers have cropped in the last few years, there is still some
ambiguity and uncertainty regarding the feasibility of these options in the
minds of students. One such track is the foreign language sector. This sector
is seeing a steady rise in demand for language professionals in the last few
years.
While French and German are touted to be the most popular
choices, Spanish, Japanese, Madrid, Italian, Portuguese and even Dutch are
scoring high on the popularity charts these days. There are reputed and internationally
recognized institutes offering a basic and advanced level courses for each of
these languages. For example, Max Mueller Bhavan
affiliated to the Goethe Institute is synonymous with learning German and The JLPT is a certified test
offered in many places within India to evaluate the proficiency in Japanese
language.
So, if you have a knack of picking up new languages and also
love interacting with people from diverse cultures, learning a foreign language
can prove to be a very lucrative and interesting career option. You can opt to learn just the basics of the
language to complement your professional degree to gain that extra edge during
an onsite opportunity or spread your wings wider to learn the depths of the
language and work as a translator or even interpreter depending upon your
choice.
An interpreter needs to be open to travelling within and
outside the country as the job involves a lot of people interaction, sometimes
even with top-notch individuals. One needs to be very fluent in speaking the
language and also have good listening skills. A translator on the other hand
needs to have a good command on the target and source language while also
having an insight into the culture of the foreign land.
Learning a foreign language can throw up the exciting
opportunity to visit other countries, understand the culture, observe the
people of a foreign land and expand your knowledge and thinking.
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