FLP - PSBB Schools 2010

1. Why did Vtransit & PSBB offer FLP [Foreign Language Proficiency Program]? 

Vtransit Launched “Languages Abroad” awareness program in PSBB K.K Nagar in Feb 2009 for students and parent community. Core objective is to bring strength of Foreign Language proficiency to Students in Higher Education and emerging Career prospects. 

2. What is the demand for a Bilingual professionals in the Industry? 

The Next Wave: 

Get ready for the next wave. Bilingual Work Force is in Demand across globe. Non-English speaking economically strong countries investing in India / Elsewhere is always in demand for a Foreign Language other than English

A report from the United Kingdom suggested that speaking a second language could increase an average worker's salary by £3,000 a year, or £145,000 in a lifetime. Further results showed that nine out of 10 British companies thought their businesses could benefit from better language skills – There's no doubt that being bilingual greatly increases your marketability and your chances of getting a good professional career path http://bilingualtalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/bilingual-work-force-in-demand.html 

3. I have my kid already in many Extra-Curricular Activities? Will it impact his/her daily academics? 
We very much appreciate your care for your children and many participations in extracurricular activities. And we do care for them……. 

LEARNING A LANGUAGE IS NOT PART OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. 

It is a survival mechanism for tomorrows business & Industry professionals. Most of the professionals have always felt that they would have done a Foreign Language if they could have got the opportunity at young ages. 

Knowing Foreign Languages brings opportunities………… 
Discover new worlds! Extend Your Reach!
Connect with other cultures!
Get a Better Education & Career!

4. What it takes for my kid to learn a Foreign Language 
TIME. Time at a slow pace. This is Right time and Age to Start. A typical analysis shows that we have very less Bilingual Professionals for the demand that exists in current economy. 

 5. What is the Certification that is offered? Vtransit in Association with PSBB offers a Certification in Foreign Language Proficiency a 60 hour program in-house PSBB campus. We have designed a standard curriculum that helps students to enjoy a language, than being only academic centric. This certification is aimed in preparing student community to start conversing in Foundation level Japanese and French with hands-on exposure to Cross-Culture and Business behavior. All without impacting daily academics 

 6. You are offering us a 60 hour course. How will it help my kid attain an international accreditation? We have analyzed the feasibility of learning a foreign language by the students. Based on various observations, we have designed a curriculum that helps students learn the Language leisurely and seamlessly. 

Current Challenges:  

§ A typical Language Certification is encouraged for those above age of 13. 
§ The student should also have covered 150 hours of curriculum.
§ This in actual demands a time line of not less than 12 To 16 Months with week end training.
§ There is always a drop-out that is common due to lengthy programs. What lacks is consistency due to diverging interests of students 

By studying 60 hours of the language in 8 months, gives not only coverage of standard syllabus for that duration, but also certifies that the student has taken the course for 60 hours and can bridge it to complete International certification 

7. What is the Timing and how can we ensure our Child gets the best of the course? 

Vtransit offers training just 2 ~ 2.5 hours a week. With a plan of just 2 classes per week. Especially in-campus PSBB. You need not travel so far to learn a language. We come to you to make this dream come true. 

8. Hybrid Learning. What is so different from a routine training in Languages? 

We have often seen more compromise on conversation skills while a language is being trained. We wish to cover the standard syllabi and at the same time keep the focus clear on Hands-on language learning mechanism as mentioned here 

§ Fun with Vocabulary
§ Short play by Students
§ Regular Weekly Speech Contests
§ Audio & Movie Programs
§ Introduction to Japanese Customs
§ Computer Usage Skills in Japanese & French. /Real time Environment
§ Guest Lecture by Industry Experts
§ Introduction to Higher Education in Japan & France
§ Exclusive 9 & 11 standard: Introduction to basic terminologies in Finance, Engineering, Medicine, and Management You can see it to believe your Kid conversing in JAPANESE OR FRENCH at fundamental level 

9. After completing this Certification, what is the next step to pursue? we wish to continue the International Accreditation program 

 STEP A :: Foreign Language Proficiency Certification [FLP] 
STEP  B  :: Target LEVEL A1 [French] or LEVEL 4 [JAPANESE] with a minimal effort 

Example: 

If your is studying in Standard 6,7,8 and completes FLP, then he would be trained for completion of International Certification of LEVEL 4 in his 7,8,or 9th standards 

If your Kid is studying Standard 9,11 and completes FLP, then he would be trained for completion of International Certification of LEVEL 4 in his 10th or 12th standards at a very normal pace with out impacting Daily Academics 

10 When can we start realizing the kid's potential in conversational skills? 
When the kid completes 3 months of sessions, you can start realizing very basic skills with absolute perfection 

11 What is the commitment from Vtransit end on the success of this certification? 
At the end of the certification, we would like to assure that the student would be able accomplish the following: 

1 – Converse in Fundamental Language of choice 
2 – More frequent speech contests to improve vocabulary and conversation 
3 – Situational Learning that provides good exposure to cross culture 
4 – Cover standard syllabus for learning language towards international certification 

12 What is expected from Parent’s end to make this program a successful one? 
30 minutes of student’s time per week in home for a minimum self-reviews 

13 How will this program help in Higher Education of the kid? 
Yes, that is the main objective of this program. Gear up the student to attain a high level of comfort to try out France or Japan as destination for Medicine, Engineering or professional courses like Hotel Industry, Fashion Design, Airline Industry to name a few where languages are in great demand 

14 Why Vtransit?  
Vtransit brings in a varied experience of Product Localization [An Engineering where the product is managed in multiple languages] in more than 22 international languages in Europe, South America, Japan, China, Vietnam and Taiwan. In the past 2 years we have been very successful in corporate and University trainings and have successfully trained more than 800 students in Japanese, French and German 

The Services that we provide to you: 

- We come to your school to teach. 
- The intension is to bring in language learning at an affordable cost in-campus 
- Ensure students are not over loaded in the name of exams and timelines and at the same time bring the ability in them to converse a foreign language 

15 What should I do to enroll my Kid for the FLP Program? 
A circular on the program is given to your kid. Please drop a Cheque along with a information slip present in the circular to “MANAGER’S OFFICE” at your PSBB Premises 

16 Can my Kid register for both the Languages? 
We do not encourage it to do so to have better focus. We did receive a lot of enquires, but we have decided not to encourage considering the academic load of students. 

17 Whom should I contact?
Please contact Vtransit Consulting at +91 98407 11214 or email us at corp.info@vtransit.net and we will revert with answers for your queries.