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Communication drives the concept of growth and development. The world has kept shrinking in last few decades. Now, we are living in a global village where distance has ceased to matter. Advent of new technologies has made world a much smaller place. When there is so much happening in the world of business and politics, how can we afford to have communication barriers? In short, communication has emerged as the single most important factor in today’s world. But world is a diverse place with over 2650 languages and over 7000 dialects. To handle barriers of communication, it has become imperative to learn foreign language. People having knowledge of other languages apart from their mother tongue have got definite advantage over others.
Keeping this fact in mind, worldwide there is a growing thrust on introduction of foreign languages in colleges and universities. A foreign language course opens gate to a world of exciting opportunities. This is a popular career choice among youths. There are thousands of jobs for skilled practitioners of foreign languages. The major contributors of this phenomenon are multinational companies who operate in several countries. Business cannot work with language barriers. The need to handle reports, transactions and other documents in different languages has led to huge demands for talented and qualified foreign language practitioners.
Some of the most popular language courses being offered are French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Persian and Chinese etc. Interested candidates need to fulfill basic eligibility norms to get into these courses. A bachelors program in foreign language requires one to have 10+2 qualification or equivalent from a recognized school. Depending upon their inclination or interest, students are free to choose their preferred language.
At times, the choice of the language course can be confusing. It is estimated that there are more than 1000 language courses in the UK and a similar number in USA. These huge numbers can be distracting and baffling for someone who has planned to take admission into a foreign language course. Students must take into consideration all the factors before choosing the course and institution. The courses must have facilities like libraries, study room, computers and special learning language facilities. It is far better to choose a course that has small sized class. Large number of students in one batch can be counterproductive. It is not really easy to master a foreign language so that calls for individual attention on all the students.
Students should also look out for the quantity of hours of classes per week and the time of the day the classes are held. If the language teacher is a native speaker of the language being learned by you, you will learn far more effectively. It is important to check whether the institute and the course is affiliated or accredited to an established educational body. Ideally, one should join the language course which is recognized by the Council of the country the language of which you are studying.
Some of the top institutes offering language courses in India are;
School of Languages - Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Jawaharlal Nehru Academy of Languages, New Delhi
Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL), Hyderabad
Indo - Italian Chamber of Commerce, Mumbai
Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi
University of Delhi - New Delhi
Japanese Information and Cultural Center - New Delhi
Students can also learn foreign language course through distance learning or through online classes offered by several institutes world over.
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