National Conference on Foreign Languages on February 20, 2015 at Amity University Jaipur

On February 20, 2015 Amity School of languages (ASL) at Amity University Jaipur, organized National Conference on Foreign Languages: Strategies, Methodologies, Innovation  in Language  Education SMILE 2015. The Conference provided a  special occasion where a part of the fraternity of foreign languages  in India came together to deliberate  upon the very timely issue of the relevance of foreign language studies in the context of rapid globalization and how new strategies, methodologies and innovations are necessary to adapt the language pedagogy to the new challenges. Among the eminent speakers and panelists there were Prof. Asha Pande  former Head of the Department of Foreign Language Department at the University of Rajasthan, Prof Abhijit Karkun Chairperson and professor at the Centre for French and francophone studies, Jawharlal Nehru University, New Delhi . Dr. Swarnendu Bakshi, Head of the Dept of French at IIS University, Jaipur, Dr. Geeta Kochhar, Teacher of Chinese language and literature at  JNU, Mr. Nabiel Ansari and Mr. Gourav kumar, teachers at the  Centre for Spanish studies, JNU. There were participants from other Amity universities like Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Amity University Mumbai as well. Foreign Language Faculties from Jaipur also attended the conference.

The plenary session was followed by interactive sessions between the speakers and the students and interactions between scholars themselves. There were discussions regarding the current scenario and promises for foreign language education in India and the new challenges thrown to the traditional pedagogy. The concluding session was animated by the cultural programme by the students of Amity University Jaipur.

A Book Exhibition Cum Sale by Goyal Publishers was organized on the premises of Amity University Jaipur as well on that day.