NEW DELHI: In a push towards enabling Delhi government school children learn global languages, Delhi Board of School Education on Monday signed an MoU with Institut Francais en Inde (IFI – the French institute in India).
Stating that learning a global language is not just the acquisition of a skill but also an association with the culture of a particular country, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said, “As a part of the Kejriwal government’s programme to introduce prominent global languages in government schools, students will now have the option to learn French too. Introduction of global languages like French will unlock new career options for our students in various fields and will make them professionally sound.”
In the pilot phase, French language will be introduced in 30 schools affiliated to DBSE and will be expanded further to other schools depending on interest shown by children. “It will be taught in classes VI-XII and IFI will assist DBSE and DoE in training teachers and resource persons in communicative French language,” officials said.
Ambassador of France to India H E Emmanuel Lenain said, “Learning French will be a life changing experience for the students of Delhi government schools and provide them new opportunities academically and professionally.”
