Exciting Publishing Jobs
All of us grow up reading books and in the process, pick up a lot of words, expressions and proverbs from them. Books become our gateways to knowing more about different countries, cultures and practices. From comic strips to novels, books delight and educate us all the way. We all love books that are well written, blemish free and impeccably designed. Now that you have become an English enthusiast (and I am sure books had a major role to play in building your enthusiasm) how would you like to ensure that you and other people get to read books that are well designed and fun to read? If that sounds exciting, then a publishing house could be your destination while making a career choice.
A career in publishing is an exciting as well as rewarding prospect. You get to work with manuscripts, edit them, design them, so that they can be successful in the market. You can also look forward to interacting with authors, working closely with them and when a book is published and goes on to become a bestseller, you can feel satisfied to know that you had a big role to play as an editor or illustrator. In view of the rising number of opportunities in the publishing sector, several institutions are offering courses to equip you with all the skills you will need to turn a raw manuscript into a potential bestseller. Check out this link for some institutions offering such courses.
Training Blues
While everyone agrees upon the advantages of students equipping themselves with good communication skills, what is neglected is the prospect of professionals who can train the students. I am talking about the teachers in various Engineering colleges here. It goes without saying that to be successful as a teacher in this field, one needs to have a clear understanding of the needs of the industry and the kind of communication skills desired. By and large, the industry requires its workforce to be aware of domain-specific scientific and technical vocabulary, ability to speak politely and positively, reporting, clear and precise writing and making presentations. Now the question is how many teachers teaching English courses in our Engineering colleges possess these skills?
Many of the teachers recruited by engineering colleges are graduates or post-graduates in English where the emphasis is on English literature. As a result, they are largely unaware of the demands of the industry and most of the English course outline handed out is lost on them. They struggle to make sense of the technical vocabulary and other Industry-specific nuances. Upon asking, I was told by people in the Industry that during their college days, their English teachers often found themselves as baffled by the syllabus as them. Nowadays some reputed institutions like EFLU are offering courses on TEFL/TESL which are attempting to address such demands but good courses of this kind remain few and far between. With the growing demand for professionals with good communication skills, opportunities galore for teachers/trainers who can impart these skills as well. The sooner we realize this, the better.