English and Foreign Languages University

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The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, was founded in 1958 as the Central Institute of English (CIE). Giving shape to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s (India’s first Prime Minister) vision to set up an institution to impart quality training in English for teachers, the mandate of the University is to advance and disseminate “instructional, research and extension facilities in t...he teaching of English and foreign languages and literatures in India” as well as “to take appropriate measures for interdisciplinary studies and research in literary and cultural studies, and to develop critical intercultural understanding of civilizations.”
In addition to regular teacher training programmes, CIE set benchmarks through its various conferences, refresher courses, and syllabus design ventures. During this time, the Institute also initiated indigenous English education programmes by producing school textbooks and later radio lessons.
Gradually the Institute extended the scope of its goals, viz. to improve the standard of teaching of English; to undertake relevant research; and, to introduce foreign languages. It was therefore renamed the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) in 1972 with the addition of three major foreign languages – German, Russian and French. The English and Foreign Languages University has been identified by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India as the nodal agency to set up permanent Centres for English Language Training (CELTs) abroad. As part of this initiative, CELTs have been established in the ASEAN countries of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and in Sri Lanka, with the objective of equipping students, civil servants, professionals and business persons in these countries with English language and communication soft skills.
Apart from these CELTs, another five CELTs will soon start functioning in the African countries of Sudan, Djibouti, Central African Republic, Togo and Mauritania. The CELTs organise both proficiency and teacher training programmes. There are two proficiency programmes -Certificate in Proficiency in English and Certificate in Official/Business Communication. The former aims to equip the trainees with language skills required for day-to-day communication and the latter with language skills for official and business purposes. The two teacher training programmes are -Certificate in the Teaching of English and Diploma in the Teaching of English both with the objective of developing teachers’ proficiency and professional knowledge.