The Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU’s) School of Foreign Langauge (SOFL) inked pact with two educational institutes viz, Chinese Institute of Chennai and Mohair Jana Vidalia Education Foundation, Gujarat to undertake online virtual programmes in Chinese language.
According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), both the institutes will work with IGNOU in offering six and twelve month’s certificate and diploma respectively in Online Chinese language and culture. These programmes will be launched through online virtual class method and also face to face at both of these institutes under the supervision of SOFL, IGNOU.
One of the main objectives of this programme is to reach learners all over India through internet. Through this method, a virtual classroom will be created by which learners can interact with teachers and vice-versa.
“This is for the first time in India that an online virtual classroom programme to learn Chinese language is offered by IGNOU. The e-Gyankosh of IGNOU will be the channel to offer this virtual classroom programme which is different from the online programmes of IGNOU. Through this mode, learners and teachers will be able to talk to each other and learn virtually as is done within the four walls of traditional teaching/ learning method,” said Prof. G. Chaudhuri, programme coordinator and Director of SOFL, IGNOU.
“We are not going to your place; we are situated at your own home, at your ease. If this approach of offering Chinese programme succeeds, the four wall boundary of tradition learning method will break down very soon,” he added.
