Language and culture

Language and culture are interlinked. The separation between them is unnatural and impossible to an extent. Language and culture evolved together, influencing one another in the process, and finally shaping each other. 

English anthropologist Sir Edward Burnett Tylor defined culture as aspects that cover a very wide area of human life and behavior, and language is an inseparable part of it. Proficiency and fluency in the language of various culture can open up the gates for a lucrative career in various sectors such as:

• Diplomatic services
• Public relations and mass communication
• Entertainment
• Tourisms
• International organizations
• Publishing
• Interpretation
• Translation
• Embassies  

Job profile:

Lecturer

Professor

International Relations

Advisor Teacher Public Relations Consultant Translator

 

Courses:

• BA (Hons) in Chinese, Persian, Pushto, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Turkish Language and Literature, Arabic/Urdu/Persian
•  B.A.(H) Foreign Language/language ( 3 years) + Masters in Language (2 years) in India or Abroad (1 year)/ Post Graduate Diploma in foreign language + M.Phil. in Language (2 years) and/or PhD in Language (3-4 years )

Top institutes in India:

Colleges	Location	Websites
Saki Centre	New Delhi	www.sakicentre.com
Jawaharlal Nehru University	New Delhi	www.jnu.ac.in/SLLCS
St. Stephens College	New Delhi	www.ststephens.edu
Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	www.bhu.ac.in
University of Mumbai	Mumbai	www.mu.ac.in
University of Calcutta	Kolkata	www.caluniv.ac.in
IGNOU School of Languages	All over India	www.ignou.ac.in/ignou/aboutignou/school/sofl/introduction
English & Foreign Languages University	Hyderabad	www.efluniversity.ac.in
Nihongo Bashi	Multiple Locations	www.nihongo-e-na.com/eng/site
India China Chamber of Commerce & Industry	Mumbai	www.indiachinachamber.com/index.html
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Jawaharlal Nehru Academy of Languages, New Delhi	Pune	www.bvbdelhi.org/jawahar_academy/jawahar_lang.html
Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi	www.bhu.ac.in/arts/foreign_lang
Alliance Francaise de Bombay	Mumbai	www.bombay.afindia.org
Max Mueller Bhavan	Delhi, Pune, Bangalore	www.goethe.de/newdelhi
University of Rajasthan	Jaipur	www.uniraj.ac.in
University of Pune	Pune	www.unipune.ac.in/dept/fine_arts/foreign_languages

Top institutes in World:

Colleges	Location	Websites
Harvard University	United States	https://www.harvard.edu/
University of Cambridge	United Kingdom	https://www.cam.ac.uk/
University of Oxford	United Kingdom	https://www.ox.ac.uk/
Stanford University	United States	https://www.stanford.edu/
The university of Toyko	Japan	https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/
Yale University	United States	https://www.yale.edu/
Massachusetts Institue of Technology (MIT)	United States	https://www.mit.edu/