Linguistics Courses

 

Linguistics refers to the scientific study of languages. This is a systematic study of the phonetics, nature, structure, semantics, grammar and language.

Building a career in linguistic field implies that a person should be proficient in writing, reading and speaking the language fluently in that they are studying.

Linguistic courses are interesting, but one should be very well aware of the meaning as well as its pronunciation of words.

A person learning this course should be aware of the historical, social, economical, psychological, political and biological characteristics.

Knowing various languages helps in excelling in the field and this job required dedication and hard work.

Details of Course

There are under graduate, post graduate and diploma linguistic courses conducted in India by various universities and institutes. These programs offer specialized training as well as detailed knowledge.

The pre-requisite condition to acquire admission is to pass 10+2 examination. Post graduate level, implies one should have a graduation in any stream or linguistics. Preference is given to candidates having linguistic or arts scholars as educational background.

Career Prospects

Career in linguistics field proves to be truly lucrative. Career as lecturer can be opted so that you can impart education in various Indian languages.

Linguistic courses, especially post graduates can get recruited in hospitals and treat speech problems.

You can also get employed in call centers as speech trainers or work with anthropological survey in India.

Pursuing linguistic courses is beneficial to pursue careers in medical transcription, journalism, advertisement and corporate or business communication.

Getting employed in software companies and teaching languages also ensure great future. There are enough opportunities abroad as well.

Institutes

The prominent institutes offering linguistic courses are University of Delhi, Central Institute of English & Foreign Languages, Hyderabad, Aligarh Muslim University, UP, Advanced Diploma in Applied linguistics, New Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Remuneration

Remuneration depends on the organization. A starter can earn between Rs10000-Rs.15000 per month.