Increasing Âglobalisation has created a need for people who can Âcommunicate in multiple Âlanguages, thus the demand for language experts is very high.
We are living in a globalized world where knowledge of a foreign language on the resume is considered to be the ticket to a job. More and more students are opting for language courses which have increased the demand for language teachers.
Language teachers work in a variety of educational establishments — from schools to universities and colleges. If you are a language graduate and have interest in teaching, you can teach in private institutions for starters. Schools too are hiring Language teachers for which you need B.Ed in addition to language knowledge. For becoming a lecturer in university, you will need NET elegibility.
A language teacher should know everything about the culture, society, history of the country and the people whose language he/she is teaching. In other words, a foreign language cannot be taught effectively without imparting the socio-cultural and historical aspects of the language concerned. Moreover, a language teacher should not only understand the level, aptitude, need and requirement of the learners but also he/she should be familiar with various foreign language teaching methodologies, tools and methods of teaching.
Increasing globalisation has created a need for people who can communicate in multiple languages, thus the demand for language experts is very high. Work as translators or foreign embassy jobs can be lucrative options and also allow you to work with interesting people.
Language trainers are generally paid on an hourly basis, which can be around Rs. 600 to Rs. 700, unless employed with the institution. It can vary from institution to institution. A graduate in foreign langauge like Japanese, Korean etc, can draw a salary amount which is three to four times more than teaching posts in central universities.
For becoming a language teacher, you need to be a master of the foreign language which you are going to teach in order to produce masters. You should be aware of various language teaching methods. Also, you should be capable of generating interest in learners and enhancing their level of proficiency.
A master’s degree or equivalent qualification in the foreign language concerned is your ticket to the job. MPhil/PhD is a mandatory qualification for teaching certain foreign languages, especially the European languages. But for East Asian languages like Japanese, Korean and Chinese, the minimum qualification required is an MA degree. It is mandatory to clear the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC for university teaching. In a private institution, one can become a language teacher if one has interest in teaching and has sufficient knowledge of the language concerned.
Institutes and URLs
* Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; www.jnu.ac.in
* University of Delhi; www.du.ac.in
* MOSAI Institute of Japanese Language, New Delhi; www.mosai.org.in/portal
* Alliance Française, New Delhi; delhi.afindia.org
* Goethe-Institute, New Delhi; www.goethe.de/ins/in/ned/enindex.htm?wt_sc=newdelhi
