CUK panel discussion on ‘Redefining language learning through tech’

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
GANDERBAL, Oct 23: To celebrate Bhartiya Bhasha Utsav-2023, the Departments of Urdu, Kashmiri and Information Technology of the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) jointly organised a panel discussion on “Redefining the Language Learning through Technology”, at varsity’s Tulmulla campus here today.
Addressing the participants, Dean Academic Affairs, Prof Shahid Rasool said that the technological advancements are making language learning very easy, accessible and engaging. “India is a multilingual country with diverse cultures and the advancements in technology including the Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT has opened up new possibilities for learners to engage with languages and cultures in ways that were previously unimaginable,” he explained.
Prof Shahid underscored the need of digitizing the works done in regional languages and keeping them available online for the usage of masses. He said that NEP-2020 has also laid stress on multi-lingual teaching-learning and asked the faculty members to implement it during classroom teaching.
Earlier, Dean Students Welfare and Head Departments of Urdu and Kashmiri, Dr Irfan Alam, informed that on the directions of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof A Ravinder Nath, CUK is going to organise a series of events to celebrate the diversity in unity of Indian languages, encourage the building of deeper connections in the hearts and minds of youth and encourage multilingualism as envisaged in the NEP-2020.
During the panel discussion, the experts including, Balendu Sharma, Prof Adil Amin Kak, Dr Afaq Alam, Dr Majid Bashir, Dr Muhammad Imtiyaz, Dr Mushtaq Haider, Dr Jauher Qudoosi and Dr Muhammad Ahsan, said that numerous online language learning platforms and applications are available which offer a wide range of resources, from interactive lessons to video tutorials and language exchange forums. They said that language learning through technology is accessible to the people across the globe, cutting across the geographical boundaries. They further said, “the technology has made translation and interpretation more easy and accessible to people.”
Asstt Profs Dr Samreen Geelani and Dr Amir Bashir conducted the programme while as Asst Prof Dr Rashid Aziz proposed the vote of thanks.

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