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British Council to promote English learning in a big way

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Chris Gibson says young professionals will need language skills

Chris Gibson — Photo: K. Gopinathan

Bangalore: British Council's new Director for South India Chris Gibson remarked after his first visit to Bangalore on Wednesday, "this city has a nice feel to it".

Bangalore's reputation as a city focused on science, aerospace and information technology has been true, he said.

British Council's forthcoming programmes here will be of special interest to young professionals in the technology sector.

The first of the series will be at the international tech park near Whitefield with a mix of music, film and literature.

Other such events are likely to be in the outer suburbs, in deference to the city's traffic woes. Plans are on to organise one event a month.

The Council will strengthen its ties with leading institutions here such as the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) and the Indian Institute of Management, Mr. Gibson said.

Nanotechnnology and environment might be one subject for collaboration with the IISc.

Continuing its tradition of promoting English language teaching and learning, British Council is bringing several experts to India later this year.

One of them will be Roger Bowers, formerly with the Council and acknowledged to be an expert in English teaching and now connected with the Trinity examinations.

"With the Indian economy thriving and employment opportunities growing, young people in India need good English skills and we want to be of help here," Mr. Gibson said.

Partnerships with Indian educational institutions in English learning will be promoted further.

There will be two-way exchanges in this relationship.

The British Council will keep Bangalore on its list of venues for several events related to education, travel, trade, cultural and literary events.

The fact that this city is as important as the larger metros, has been taken into account by the Council's decision makers.

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