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Now, city students can learn German for market needsBy Sumit Kumar, Section Education
A strong base of around 5,000 students in the city will soon have the opportunity to get training in German language for their specific purposes. The Indo-German Teachers Association in collaboration with the SSC/HSC board and India International Multiversity has taken the initiative to revise the present syllabus of German language according to the needs of the market.
The current language training mainly focuses on the literary aspects. But the revised syllabus will also cater to the functional needs. "A committee consisting of representatives of the SSC/HSC board, the Indo-German Teachers Association, India International Multiversity and experts in the field will be formed to revise the syllabus," said Pramod Talgeri, president of Indo- German Teachers Association and vice-chancellor of India International Multiversity. The decision was taken at a convention organised by the Indo-German Teachers Association in the city on Friday. Vijaysheela Sardesai, chairman SSC/HSC board inaugurated the convention. Senior computer scientist Vijay Bhatkar was the guest of honour. "The committee will be formed in January," added Talgeri. Click on "Full Story" for more...
"The demands of the students these days are varied. They are learning foreign languages for specific purposes. In the case of German, as many German companies are starting their units in and around Pune, the requirement of manpower has increased. Here, candidates having functional knowledge of German are required and thus there are many opportunities for the students learning German," he said. Talgeri added that the association was also contemplating on developing teaching methodology. "In India, a language teacher needs to address a large number of students as against foreign countries where the student- teacher ratio is 10:1. We have not yet developed methodologies as to how to teach effectively such a big number. The association will be setting up a research group to address this issue," he said.
He added that the teachers would be trained according to the methodologies developed. "It will also include methods of teaching business and functional German. We are trying to develop a contextual vocabulary for the purpose. Some German corporate companies have shown readiness to help us," he said. Source: The Indian Express, November-16-2008
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