UP Board students in 7 districts set to learn foreign languages
VARANASI: Students of Class 9 to 12 will study French, Spanish, Japanese and German languages in secondary and senior secondary schools of UP Board in seven districts of the state soon. The seven districts are Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Agra, Lucknow, Allahabad, Ghaziabad and Mathura.
Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (UPMSA) director Sandhya Tiwari has instructed district inspectors of schools (DIoSs) of the seven districts to complete the process of selection of instructors, fluent in the four foreign languages, by July 15.
The students will be taught two languages of their choice in each school for three months. Duration of language course will be three months.
“Four foreign languages will be taught in secondary and senior secondary schools of UP board in the district under innovation scheme. Each school may select any of the two foreign languages depending on the interest of the students,” district Inspector of Schools OP Rai said.
Rai further said they had started the process for teaching the foreign languages in the schools. Certain schools had selected the two foreign languages of their students’ choice and sent the details to his office, he added. Rai consulted department of foreign languages, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), to find instructors of these languages. He said the BHU had responded positively. As per requirement of the students, instructors will be made available to the schools. Each batch may comprise 40 or more students. As many as 50 UP Board schools, including eight in Varanasi, have been selection for the language project. Schools include Government Inter College Jakkhini, Government Radha Kishori Girls Inter College Ram Nagar, Government Girls Inter College, Cholapur, Government High School, Kardhana, Dhaurahara and Bhatsar.
The government has introduced ‘Innovation’ scheme to equip students with the knowledge of foreign languages in view of globalisation.
“In view of globalisation, it is necessary that UP’s youths are acquainted with foreign languages. On one hand, knowledge of foreign languages will open doors of opportunity for higher education in other counties, it will get them employment in tourism and other sectors on the other,” said an official.
AS MANY AS 50 UP BOARD SCHOOLS, INCLUDING EIGHT IN VARANASI, HAVE BEEN SELECTION FOR THE LANGUAGE PROJECT.