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==History== ==History==
In 1948, the Department of ] was established aat the ], where courses for Chinese and French were introduced the next year. The year after the ] of 1952, German was added to the courses. In 1964 these courses were separated from International Relations, and a Department of Foreign Languages was established. Russian and Turkish were introduced in the next year, and Japanese in 1972. In 1973 Spanish was introduced to bring the total number of languages taught to six.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} In 1948, the Department of ] was established at the ], where courses for Chinese and French were introduced the next year. The year after the ] of 1952, German was added to the courses. In 1964 these courses were separated from International Relations, and a Department of Foreign Languages was established. Russian and Turkish were introduced in the next year, and Japanese in 1972. In 1973 Spanish was introduced to bring the total number of languages taught to six.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}


On the first of July 1974 the Institute of Modern Languages was established as an integral part of ], incorporating the Department of Foreign Languages of 1964 into its constitution.<ref name="IML"/> On the first of July 1974 the Institute of Modern Languages was established as an integral part of ], incorporating the Department of Foreign Languages of 1964 into its constitution.<ref name="IML"/>

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Institute of Modern Languages
Institute of Modern Languages, Dhaka University
Established1 July 1974
FocusModern languages
DirectorIffat Ara Nasreen Majid
Formerly calledDepartment of International Relations (1948)
Department of Foreign Languages (1964)
LocationUniversity of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°44′01″N 90°23′39″E / 23.733589°N 90.394110°E / 23.733589; 90.394110
WebsiteOfficial site

The Institute of Modern Languages (IML) is an institute of the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh dedicated to teaching various modern languages including Bengali, English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Urdu and Hindi.

History

In 1948, the Department of International Relations was established at the University of Dhaka, where courses for Chinese and French were introduced the next year. The year after the Language Movement of 1952, German was added to the courses. In 1964 these courses were separated from International Relations, and a Department of Foreign Languages was established. Russian and Turkish were introduced in the next year, and Japanese in 1972. In 1973 Spanish was introduced to bring the total number of languages taught to six.

On the first of July 1974 the Institute of Modern Languages was established as an integral part of University of Dhaka, incorporating the Department of Foreign Languages of 1964 into its constitution.

In recent years the number of students has been declining. However the Korean language department was expanded in 2014.

References

  1. "Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!". wikimapia.org.
  2. ^ "Institute of Modern Languages". du.ac.bd.
  3. "Number of foreign students in decline at DU - Dhaka Tribune". dhakatribune.com.
  4. "Expanded Korean Language Department inaugurated at DU". Prothom Alo. 25 August 2014.

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