Welcome to British Lingua

Welcome To British Lingua

In India, we still talk about English as a language only without keeping in mind the ground reality. We face a peculiar situation where English has become more an indispensable skill than a tool of communication for everyone, for every age-group irrespective of regions and social strata they belong to. And when we talk about it as a skill, challenges compound, leaving learners clueless. But that was then. After years of in-depth research, rigorous interaction and on-the-spot assessment across the country in both rural and urban landscape, we brought in a holistic plan and develop an easy-to-go system of learning English from basic to advanced stage and the result was the emergence of British Lingua — a pioneer in Spoken English Skills Training.

Established in the beginning of 90s as a trademark of Birbal Academy & Publications Pvt Ltd, British Lingua continues to embark on its mission to achieve the target of 'English For All.’ The institute is providing conducive environment to learners who are the natural beneficiaries of its courses aimed at enhancing their language and interpersonal skills. A core team of dedicated and innovative trainers, scholars and teachers ensures that institute adopts new techniques and research and development to keep pace with changing times without compromising on quality of learning. We are here to guide and motivate all those who seek our assistance to build up their competency and carve out a niche for themselves.

Unveiling the Values of a Visionary Educationist

Envisaged by Dr Birbal Jha, acclaimed educationist, entrepreneur and author, who made concerted effort and did pioneering work on making English easily accessible and receptive to thousands of people across the country especially in the Hindi heartland, British Lingua is today a standalone institute in spoken English skills training in India.

An alumnus from Patna University, Dr Jha has written around two dozen books on the subjects of self-help and the English language, including Celebrate Your Life. As a columnist, he contributes regularly in popular dailies like The Hindustan and Dainik Jagran. As a playwright, Englishia Boli, which he wrote in 2012 and which focused on the importance of English language learning, was widely appreciated by readers. About 13 years ago, Amy Waldman ran a story in the acclaimed newspaper The New York Times detailing about how young men and women were rushing into British Lingua "to follow new English programs ... and gain the status that speaking English bestows.

The purpose of British Lingua which has its headquarters in Delhi with numerous branches in states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, is to "provide unfettered access to the study of English for all sections of society" in India. Governments of Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh used its services for skill development through Spoken English Courses. The institute was also commissioned by the Government of Bihar to implement the first Spoken English Skills project for Dalit and Mahadalit youths with an aim to enhance their employability skills. In what may be described as a unique convergence between the government and a private entrepreneurship, British Lingua successfully implemented the Bihar government's initiative of English teacher training project in 2009. The project, no doubt, contributed immensely in raising a massive awareness towards English language. Buoyed by the overwhelming support and its success in skill development, the institute has decided to expand its footprints across the region.

The institute makes the case that an important solution to India's challenges of education, employment and employability lies in adopting skill training and apprenticeships on a large scale. Degrees and skills complement each other: one has social signaling value, the other employability signaling value, so we can innovate in their convergence. For example, Germany has Europe's lowest unemployment rate because of apprenticeships. It’s not without reason that institute and its founder have been receiving accolades and laurels from national and international forums.

Learning Modules

One may have a slew of choices for career and profession but when it comes to medium of expression, he/she is left with only one choice i.e. English. Then there are those who may have basic knowledge but they feel it hard to write and speak fluently with confidence. Proper application of language is a pre-requisite to succeed not only for students and job-seekers but also for those who go on to start their own businesses and trades. What they need most is institutional support and encouragement, both of which the present system lacks.

At British Lingua, we have developed the curriculum with flexible schedules in such a way that learners feel inclined to become an integral part of this learning process. We have designed different courses keeping in mind the need and requirement of the target learners or the group of learners. We offer different courses of English for different levels (Basic to Advanced). And these are of varied length and levels of intensity. Our courses are very systematic and designed for all kind of learners. We connect with the students in a positive way and help students do better. Our productive and professional altitude ensures proper care for our students. Specific modules are developed for courses in career and business English. There are special classes for housewives and junior.

Training Methodology

Simply speaking, training is described as the systematic development of the knowledge, skills and attitudes required by an individual to perform adequately a given task or job. It's a planned process to modify attitude, knowledge or skill behaviour through learning experience. At British Lingua, we emphasize on active participation on the part of the learners. Trainers keep in mind that their training period is proportional to the normal human attention span. It's useful as the presentation is made skillfully. Group Discussion (GD) is used to enhance attitudinal development of learners. In GD/PI/PD, sets of learners focus their attention on a given problem at a time. They are motivated to speak from multiple points of view within a group. Each one gets an opportunity to present ideas and gets feedback from others of the same group. Peer pressure helps them serve to ensure adherence to decisions on discussion.

Options aplenty in courses described

Courses on offer are:

Courses Duration

☻Fundus Course (For Beginners) 5 Months

☻Crash Course (For Intermediate Level) 3 Months

☻Capsule Course (For Advance Level) 2 Months

☻Finishing Touches/Corporate Readiness

Programme (CRP) 1 Month

☻Voice/Accent Course 1 Month

☻IELTS 1 Month

☻GD/PI/PD 1 Month

A Brief Description of Courses

1.  Fundus Course

This is the basic course for the real starter. “A good beginning is half the battle won,” as the saying goes. The five-month course is made for those who don’t know English but want to speak it fluently and write correctly.

2.  Crash Course

A step ahead of basic understanding of English, this is a three-month Intermediate Level course for those students who want to acquire fluency and write effectively.

3.  Capsule Course

This two-month course comes handy for those who have a fair amount of knowledge in both written and spoken English. They now want to have a comprehensive knowledge of grammar and right usage of vocabulary. This Advanced Level course enables them to speak flawlessly and write in normal and natural way.

4.  Finishing Touches/ Corporate Readiness Programme (CRP)

This one-month course is specifically designed for those who are now well-equipped with desired skills in English and want to further their knowledge professionally and in working environment. It prepares them to face prospective employers who are looking for manpower that possesses a certain level of proficiency in communication skills to deal with their clients and business interests.

5.  Voice/Accent Course

A good speaker needs to have a command over accent and cadence while delivering his/her speeches. At British Lingua, this one-month course focuses on pronunciation characteristics of English language. It is needed all the more in Indian context and accordingly, we prepare them as natural speakers.

6.  IELTS

This one-month course is for those students and prospective employees who have to take the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

7.  GD/PI/PD

For getting employed in government, semi-government and corporate sector, in addition to clearing written test, one has to face group discussion and personal interview before he/she makes it finally. In this one-month course, we have developed module that helps in honing the skills and inculcating the needed exposure. Training in personality development is also an integral part of the course. Hundreds of topics are put for discussion among students to test their level of spoken efficiency, general awareness and analytical temperament.

Course Components

Topics covered in Fundus, Crash and Capsule courses are designed to make you familiar with grammar and vocabulary through extensive usage. Once you are conversant with principles of grammar and their role in forming sentences, you achieve a new level of efficiency in spoken skills. The courses are designed to make learners ready to face the corporate world. Apart from providing the study material, various activities are conducted during the sessions to help students implement the skills they are learning at the institute.

Topics Covered:

·  Elementary concepts of conversational English

·  Sentence formation with basic words

·  Identifying and using parts of speech

·  Picking out subject and predicate in a sentence

·  Art of introducing oneself

·  English alphabets and sounds

·  Use of some courtesy words (sorry, thank you, excuse me, pardon etc.)

·  Knowing verbs and making sentences with them

·  Use of do/does

·  Basic use of has/have/had

·  Art of meeting/greeting/parting

·  Understanding and Application of Tenses

·  Learning Vocabulary – Formation of words – Pronunciation

·  Using auxiliary verbs

·  How to communicate with strangers

·  Frequently-used Modal Verbs

·  About Articles and their proper usage

·  How to write short paragraphs/stories/snippets/report

·  Punctuation and its correct usage

·  Verb Tenses

·  Transformation of sentences (negative, Interrogative and Interrogative-Negative, etc)

·  Use of let/ Let's

·  Emphatic words/sentences

·  Brief Idea of Phonetic transcription/syllables

·  Applications of Infinitive/Gerund

·  Preposition and its correct usage

Every individual has his/her own needs, which is why British Lingua offers customized programmes. The emphasis is on listening and speaking during a class.

Why Choose British Lingua?

English may not be a native language for you but its significance as a go-between what you are and what you aspire to be is hardly underestimated. English communication skill is an integral part of everyone who wants to compete in the market for the job or start his or her own enterprise. At British Lingua, with a proven track record since early 1990s, we bring in effective learning modules which are prepared by a core team of experts and professionals, thus making the learning process effortless and receptive to the learners.

BL is a premier English institute which was conceptualized and consequently established to help and encourage people of all age groups to learn the language, enhance their spoken skill and have confidence in themselves. A group of well-qualified, dedicated and enthusiastic trainers have been training them with a missionary zeal and utmost passion.

With a variety of courses, from basic to advanced levels, learners have options to choose as per their needs. In the last twenty three years since its inception, the institute now boasts of offering spoken skill in English to thousands, nay, lakhs of students, professionals and job-seekers for government, semi-government, organized and unorganized private sectors. British Lingua is committed to continue to play a key role in what the governments, both at the Centre and the States, envisage as “Skilled Indians” as the propeller of growth and prosperity of India.

Institute aims at achieving its targeted goal – English For All --- with holistic approach wherein each and everyone could join in a new narrative of communicative skill and shape their inter-personal skills. A unique book titled as “English For All” and published by its parent organization contains virtually everything that’s needed to know, learn and apply in improving both written and spoken skill. Learners also get books authored by British Lingua Managing Director, Dr Birbal Jha and these are quite beneficial for raising the efficiency in English Language.

Structural-cum-interactive method as applied in our class room comprises oral, audio and video technologies which come as handy for learners.

There goes a famous proverb: The proof of the pudding is in the eating (You don’t know the quality until you have tried it.).So, what you are thinking about! Join British Lingua and see for yourself the benefit you get.

Infrastructure

i.  More than 100 experienced and dedicated faculty

ii.  Well-equipped classrooms, elaborate system network with the state-of-the-art technology

iii.  Latest Training Methodology

iv.  Flexible timing

v.  Language Labs

vi.  Audio-visual presentation

vii. Conducive environment

Success Stories

British Lingua, a premier institute for training spoken English skill, has pan-India presence with a number of centres across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Training several lakh people to speak English fluently is by no means an easy task. But, this has been successfully accomplished at British Lingua owing to its comprehensive courses and specially trained faculty.

I benefited from the capsule course I took at British Lingua.

—Mr. Vishwanath Paswan, Joint Commissioner, Commercial Tax, Government of Bihar

I can’t forget British Lingua for its guidance in shaping my career.

—  Mr Vijay Kumar Jha, Assistant Manager, SBI

I got more than what I expected from British Lingua.

—  Archana Singh, Assistant Finance Officer, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC)

I have seen a huge change in myself after completing my course at British Lingua. Due to this I got selected in the Indian Navy.

-- Mr Varun Grewal

My English got better than before. All thanks to British Lingua. This course has infused confidence in me and this led me to get admission in good college of my choice.

-- Ms Pavneet Kaur

Due to British Lingua, I got chance to explore myself. It gave me courage to start my own business.