Monday 21 April 2014

Bachelor of Arts-Malayalam


Malayalam 

Malayalam is the mother tongue of the people of Kerala ,’The God’s own country.’ Even though it is spoken by nearly half a million people ,it is a language which has to be learned in depth .In order to learn Malayalam with all its beauty and grace a thorough knowledge of its vocabulary ,grammar, usage etc is very essential .This reveals the importance of choosing Malayalam as a subject for graduation and for further studies .The subjects taught in  degree are Poetry, Drama, Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary History etc. Those who have interest in poetry writing and story writing benefit even more in choosing this subject as it flourishes their knowledge in this beautiful language.

Job Prospects:-

             Malayalam has got a lot of career options in India as well as abroad. The various options are teaching ,translator, freelancer, entertainment and media etc. 

Translation services: Translators work in fields such as scientific literary, technical or business.
There are a number of companies which hire trained and qualified individuals from various languages for translation purposes
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Freelancer:  Freelancing is the new trend in the field of language. Freelancers join research firms, translation bureaus, publishing houses, international organizations, hotel industry, travel and tourism sector etc. National as well as foreign clients are always on the lookout for direct contact with individuals who can handle their clients in their native language. Language students have high scope of getting job with these companies.

Teaching: Teaching a noble profession for students from language background. There are a number of schools, colleges and universities which offer courses in Malayalam and require teachers and professors. For this Masters(M.A Malayalam),B.Ed. ,State Eligibility Test(SET) for teaching in schools as well as NET(National Eligibility Test ) for teaching in college is essential.

Entertainment and Media: The various news channels hire professionals to translate as well as present news in different languages .Malayalam experts can work in dubbing field as well.


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