Bareilly: Newly appointed Dean of the Faculty of Linguistics at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Prof. Anita Tyagi, has outlined plans to expand multilingual education, strengthen academic programmes and create global opportunities for students.
In an exclusive interview with The Lucknow Tribune, Prof. Tyagi said the faculty aims to emerge as a centre for quality teaching, research and modern language education. Alongside the postgraduate programme in English, 18 courses have been approved under the Multilingual Centre, including five postgraduate, 10 diploma, one postgraduate diploma and two certificate programmes. Of these, two postgraduate courses, four diploma courses, one postgraduate diploma course and one postgraduate course in the English Department are currently being offered. The remaining approved courses will be introduced in phases, alongside an expansion of academic activities.
Prof. Tyagi said efforts would be made to develop Mandarin, French, Spanish and German courses into advanced two-year programmes, enabling students to progress beyond A1–A2 proficiency to B1 and B1+ levels.
In line with the multilingual education vision of the National Education Policy 2020, she emphasised trained language teachers, teacher development, research, international collaboration and stronger links between language education and employment opportunities. Her broader objective is to establish a robust, integrated academic centre for Indian and foreign languages.
Prof. Tyagi expressed gratitude to Vice-Chancellor Prof. Anil Kumar Rai for entrusting her with the responsibility and pledged to discharge her duties with dedication.
She has served as Head of the Department of Humanities since 2020 and is currently the officiating head of the Department of Applied English. With more than 30 years of teaching experience and over 15 years of research experience, she has authored more than 10 books. Her academic work has covered several subjects, particularly women’s education and empowerment, and she remains actively involved in initiatives for women’s advancement.
Prof. Tyagi has also held several academic and administrative responsibilities at the university. These include roles at the Pandit Radheshyam Sharma Kathavachak Research Chair, as coordinator of language pre-PhD coursework, and as Hindi coordinator at the Centre for Distance and Online Education.
Her extensive experience in teaching, research and administration is expected to support the faculty’s academic expansion, development of new courses and efforts to strengthen the study of Indian and foreign languages.
Report by Akhilesh Chandra Saxena, Bareilly
