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10 Industries That Need Foreign Language Experts
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Published on : 18-08-2019
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Study a foreign language – any foreign language – and it can open up career options in sectors that you may never have imagined. Besides the traditionally well known options of becoming a teacher or an interpreter/translator, there are other sectors that offer great employment opportunities – which are quite rewarding and well paid for. Even multinational companies, by the very reason of working across countries in a multi-linguistic and multi-cultural domain, need people with expertise various in foreign languages.
Major employer industries
1. Airlines
2. Embassies
3. MNCs (all sectors)
4. Travel & Tourism
5. Translation, Editing & Publishing
6. Import/Export houses
7. Hospitality
8. Event management
9.. Advertising
10. Teaching
Undergrad language(s) programmes in India
Some of the leading Undergrad language courses (after passing 10+2) available in India are listed below. Being highly sought after, admission to all these is through an entrance test.
1. Jawaharlal Nehru Univ (Central Univ)
Programmes offered: BA(H) in Persian, Pushto, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish
Eligibility: 10+2 in any stream
Admission through entrance exam JNU-Foreign-Lang
2. English & Foreign Languages Univ (Central Univ)
Programmes offered: BA (Hons) in English, French, Japanese, Russian, Arabic
Eligibility: 10+2 in any stream
Admission through entrance exam EFLU-ForeignLang-BA
3. IIT Madras (Institute of National Importance)
Programmes offered: 5-Year Integrated M.A. in two streams - a) Development Studies and b) English Studies
Eligibility: 10+2 in any stream
Admission through entrance exam HSEE-IIT-Madras
4. AMU (Central Univ)
Programmes offered : BA (Hons) Foreign Languages in Chinese / French / German / Russian / Spanish
Eligibility: 10+2 in any stream
Admission through entrance exam AMU-BA-Foreign-Lang
5. Doon University (State Univ)
Programmes offered: B.A. Honors/M.A. Integrated into Foreign languages (Chinese, German, Spanish, Japanese, French)
Eligibility: 10+2 in any stream
Admission through entrance exam DoonUniv-BA-ForeignLang
About the Author : Akriti is a content specialist at Opasis
Keywords : Foreign Language Courses, JNU, EFLU, IIT-Madras, Doon University
