Learning English - The inlingua way

No one needs to be told why knowing English is a passport to success. But truth needs to be told. And the stats are the best place to begin.

India, the world's second-largest English speaking population. The size of the English-teaching industry in the country: an estimated Rs 500-Rs 1,000 crore. These, are well known. Now, here's something you may not know. inlingua, trains over 5,00,000 individuals and over 800 of the world's most acclaimed corporations worldwide, every year.

inlingua is the world's largest privately owned schools and also the world's most successful language institute. Inlingua International School of Languages began in the year 1968 and is into language services for more than 30 years with its pedagogical department in Bern, Switzerland.

Savitha Reddy, the Indian franchisee of inlingua in Bangalore, has given fresh hope to thousands of people aspiring for a better career and a better life in the city. Like Sanjeev, now working as a captain in a 3-star hotel who credits the institute for a remarkable transformation in him. Or 48-year-old Rita, homemaker, who today can speak English with remarkable ease and poise.

The institute's USP, is its "systematic testing process, grouping of students according to their levels, limited class size of 10-12 students, flexible timings, the friendly trainers and counselors", according to Savitha Reddy.

The trainers at inlingua use games, role-plays, group activities and gradually moved on to presentations, debates, discussions and extempore speeches. The method of teaching, said a faculty, is a combination of books, unique teaching techniques and practical programs in everyday conversational English. The inlingua method is also significantly different from the lecture method since 70% of the class time is spent by the students speaking in the target language.

Adds Savitha, "This universal teaching method is also what draws various foreign nationals like Koreans, Japanese, Iranians, Czech, Germans etc, who all agree that inlingua is an international name to reckon with in the field of English language training." "Also, MNCs like Ness Technologies, Wipro, SAP Labs, Mindteck, Rebecca Technologies, Tejas Networks, Akzonobel, Endeavour Technologies and educational institutes like Christ College come to us for corporate training."

In India, inlingua has its branches in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Kolkatta, Pune and Hyderabad. inlingua, Bangalore began operations last April and so far has trained more than 1,000 candidates in the English Language. inlingua Bangalore offers programs in general purpose English, from beginners to more advanced levels.