IGNOU Introduces Courses in Urdu & Arabic

New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has introduced degree level programmes in Urdu and Arabic languages. As per sources, the announcement is made by an official on Monday i.e. January 3, 2011. IGNOU will offer Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme in Urdu and a Certificate Programme in the Arabic language. The minimum duration to complete the programmes is one year and the maximum is three years.

The official added that IGNOU have focused on these languages for their association with age-old heritage of the country. The eligible students should either have Urdu as their mother-tongue or be proficient in Hindi. The Urdu programme is essentially meant for those who can speak Hindi and Urdu but do not know how to read, write and correctly pronounce the words whereas the programme in Arabic aims at a gradual and systematic coaching to read, write and speak the language.

Furthermore, the official also mentioned that the programmes will help the students in developing and improving script writing and pronunciation skills. The student develops the competence in the areas and also the ability to extract the socio-cultural information with the texts.