HT Correspondent
TEZPUR, April 19: Tezpur University today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Headquarter 4 Corps, Tezpur (HQ 4 Corps signed the MoU on Wednesday on behalf of Indian Army) to offer army personnel a basic course in Chinese language.
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The 16-week course, designed by the faculty of the department of foreign languages, will offer Indian army personnel deployed on the Indo-China border basic familiarity with Chinese for security purposes.
The course is exclusively designed to cater to the needs of the Indian army personnel often engaged in Indo-China border areas. The course intends to develop army personnel in all four skills, viz. listening, speaking, reading and writing at an intermediate level. Further, the course will teach military terminologies and application in Chinese language, give live interpretational experience, and help understand cultural/colloquial nuances of the Chinese languages.
Speaking on the occasion, the vice chancellor of Tezpur University, Prof Shambhu Nath Singh said, “Tezpur University has always been committed to contributing to the nation’s development in various ways, and this is another step in that direction. We are confident that this course will be beneficial to the Indian army personnel in carrying out their duties in the border areas.”
Colonel S K Singh (Col GS, Edn), who signed the MoU on behalf of HQ 4 Corps, appreciated the initiative of Tezpur University and hoped that the initiative is a step towards enhancing India’s defence preparedness and strengthening the bond between the armed forces and the academic community.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof P K Das, Head of Department of Foreign Languages said that in the past Tezpur University has conducted similar courses for the Indian Army, but the current MoU envisages Tezpur University as not just a local or regional resource but also as a central or national resource.
Meanwhile, an army press release stated that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Army and Tezpur University on Wednesday (April 19) for training the Indian Army personnel in Chinese Language. The course will be for a duration of 16 weeks and will be conducted at Tezpur University. The MoU was signed by HQ 4 Corps on behalf of Indian army and the registrar of Tezpur University in presence of the Vice Chancellor Prof SN Singh. Tezpur University established in 1994 by an act of parliament as a central university is one the pioneers in North East in teaching of foreign languages including Chinese with highly qualified faculty.
With improved Chinese language skills, the army personnel will be better empowered to convey their points in a much more cogent manner. It will also help in better exchange of view points and understanding of the Chinese PLA’s version of their activities during various interactions such as Commander Level talks, Flag Meetings, Joint Exercises and Border Personnel Meetings etc, an Army press release said.
