{"id":9811,"date":"2026-08-03T16:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgunew\/?p=9811"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:39:11","slug":"oefl-initiates-teaching-programme-of-indian-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/oefl-initiates-teaching-programme-of-indian-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"OEFL initiates teaching programme of Indian languages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While various centres of the Office of English &amp; Foreign Languages (OEFL) organised 10 guest lectures, the Office has conducted the Voluntary Teaching Programme of Indian languages. The volunteer instructors included faculty, administration staff and students, and they imparted knowledge of Hindi, Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil, Bangla and Telugu to interested students and others. The full course was to be taught in 16 classes.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty members Prof. Dr. Sandeep Kindo, Dr. Michael Valan, Dr. Adya Surbhi, Dr. Piyush Pranjal, Prof. Raj Kapil, Prof. Samiksha Gupta (all from JGLS); administration staff Dr. Venkamraju Chakravaram, Mr. Ratul Bandyopadhyay and Mrs. Ananya Ratul Bandyopadhyay; and students Sravya Palla (Ph.D. Scholar JIBS), Prerna Srinath (BALLB21), Dhruv Upadhyay (JGLS21), Svarsha Karthikeyan (JGLS22), Nalin Kartik (BBALLB21), Aditya Jagadish Hiremath (JGLS22), and Ms. Neeru (Hostel Warden) conducted the classes.<\/p>\n<h5>Global Languages Lab conducts orientation session<\/h5>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-9812 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-20-German-Language.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-20-German-Language.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27331%27%20height%3D%27478%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20331%20478%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27331%27%20height%3D%27478%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-20-German-Language-200x289.png 200w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-20-German-Language-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-20-German-Language.png 331w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Global Languages Lab conducted its inaugural orientation session, conducted by Dr. Shruti Jain, the Lab\u2019s Faculty Coordinator, on August 24. Dr. Jain delivered a comprehensive overview of various language learning applications, shedding light on their features and benefits. Attendees were treated to live demonstrations and received usage instructions.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. (Dr) Jagdish Batra, Executive Dean, OEFL also addressed the gathering. The session marks the start for the Global Languages Lab\u2019s journey in promoting linguistic diversity and proficiency.<\/p>\n<h5>Centre for Writing Studies conducts orientation session, workshops and panel discussion<\/h5>\n<p><em>Orientation Session:<\/em>\u00a0The Centre for Writing Studies of the OEFL held its orientation session for new students on August 24. The session, which opened with inaugural comments by Executive Dean, OEFL, Prof. Jagdish Batra, was attended by over 30 people. CWS faculty discussed various aspects of writing pedagogy and the events being planned for the Fall 2023 semester.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-9813 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-21-Prof.-Pankaj-Challa-conducting-University-wide-Workshop.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-21-Prof.-Pankaj-Challa-conducting-University-wide-Workshop.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1156\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271156%27%20height%3D%27651%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201156%20651%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271156%27%20height%3D%27651%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-21-Prof.-Pankaj-Challa-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-200x113.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-21-Prof.-Pankaj-Challa-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-21-Prof.-Pankaj-Challa-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-400x225.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-21-Prof.-Pankaj-Challa-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-21-Prof.-Pankaj-Challa-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-21-Prof.-Pankaj-Challa-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-800x451.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-21-Prof.-Pankaj-Challa-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-21-Prof.-Pankaj-Challa-conducting-University-wide-Workshop.jpeg 1156w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-9814 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27853%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20853%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27853%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e23c98\" data-id=\"8e23c98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe81879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe81879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><em>University-wide Workshops:<\/em>\u00a0Prof. Pankaj Challa conducted a workshop titled, \u2018Authenticity\u2019 in Film and Screenwriting on September 13. The interactive workshop was attended by 10 participants and discussed the key concept of authenticity in film and screenwriting-exemplified by the \u2018authenticity\u2019 crisis in the Bombay film industry today. The discussion also touched on the implications of authenticity on writing in general that transcends genre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe7d196\" data-id=\"fe7d196\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370bc5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"370bc5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-image-11458\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27853%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20853%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27853%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/archive.jgu.edu.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Photo-22-Prof.-Jyoti-conducting-University-wide-Workshop-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f6999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31f6999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Prof. Jyoti conducted a workshop titled, \u201dVoice\u2019 in Academic Writing\u2019 on September 20. The hands-on workshop was attended by 8 students, who delved into the idea of \u2018voice\u2019 in academic writing. It was explained to the students that voice that might be confused with style and opinion is rather arrived after a scientific thought process and expressed through both logic and art. On the spot reading, writing, and discussion made the learning dynamic for the group.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-9815\" src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-23-Dr.-Sumbul-Farah-and-Dr.-Soibam-Haripriya-speaking-at-Panel-Discussion-2.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-23-Dr.-Sumbul-Farah-and-Dr.-Soibam-Haripriya-speaking-at-Panel-Discussion-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27852%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20852%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27852%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-23-Dr.-Sumbul-Farah-and-Dr.-Soibam-Haripriya-speaking-at-Panel-Discussion-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-23-Dr.-Sumbul-Farah-and-Dr.-Soibam-Haripriya-speaking-at-Panel-Discussion-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-23-Dr.-Sumbul-Farah-and-Dr.-Soibam-Haripriya-speaking-at-Panel-Discussion-2-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-23-Dr.-Sumbul-Farah-and-Dr.-Soibam-Haripriya-speaking-at-Panel-Discussion-2-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-23-Dr.-Sumbul-Farah-and-Dr.-Soibam-Haripriya-speaking-at-Panel-Discussion-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-23-Dr.-Sumbul-Farah-and-Dr.-Soibam-Haripriya-speaking-at-Panel-Discussion-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-23-Dr.-Sumbul-Farah-and-Dr.-Soibam-Haripriya-speaking-at-Panel-Discussion-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-23-Dr.-Sumbul-Farah-and-Dr.-Soibam-Haripriya-speaking-at-Panel-Discussion-2-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-23-Dr.-Sumbul-Farah-and-Dr.-Soibam-Haripriya-speaking-at-Panel-Discussion-2.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Panel discussion:<\/em>\u00a0A panel discussion titled, \u2018Writing Methodology 1.0- Epistemology of Affect and Experiences\u2019 was organised on September 22 by Prof. Jyoti. The panellists, Dr. Soibam Haripriya and Dr. Sumbul Farah discussed writing methodology with a specific focus on the \u2018epistemology of affect and experiences\u2019.<\/p>\n<h5>Centre for Foreign Languages holds panel discussion<\/h5>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-9816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-24-Picture8.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-24-Picture8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27349%27%20height%3D%27495%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20349%20495%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27349%27%20height%3D%27495%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-24-Picture8-200x284.png 200w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-24-Picture8-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Photo-24-Picture8.png 349w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Centre for Foreign Languages of OEFL, in collaboration with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), organised an online panel session on \u2018Ask-A-German\u2019. The panel discussion, held on September 6, comprised two esteemed German DAAD scholars currently engaged with Indian universities, Dr. Michael Stadler (Centre of German Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University) and Dr. Jan-Helge Weidemann (Department of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Delhi), and the discussion was moderated by Dr. Shruti Jain, Associate Professor (German). More than 120 participants were attendance. The panel discussion covered topics such as study and work in Germany; German language, culture and identity; and associated subjects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While various centres of the Office of English &amp; Foreign  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-9811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sec-2023","tag-main-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9811"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9818,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9811\/revisions\/9818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/insidejgu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}