Overview
Bishwo Bhasa Campus (Campus of International Languages - CIL) is situated at the heart of the capital city of Kathmandu, Nepal. It is the only language teaching campus under Tribhuvan University (TU), the oldest university in Nepal. This is the only campus in Kathmandu that teaches different languages. At present, there are two language programs running on the campus — the Himalayan Language Program, which includes Nepali, Sanskrit, Newari, and Tibetan, and the Foreign Language Program, Now it has classes in Italian, Russian, Spanish, French, German, and English. Bishwa Bhasa Campus planning to introduce Danish, Arabic, Hebrew, and Norwegian soon.
Language programs, other than English, are offered as two-year courses divided into four semesters. The first two semesters constitute ‘Ordinary Level’ and the last two semesters, ‘Advanced Level’. In the Nepali language program, there is also a Post-Advanced third-year course which includes the study of Nepali Grammar, history, culture, and literature. The campus has also started a third-year Japanese language course. English language program is divided into two levels called ‘Basic English’ and ‘Advanced/Writing English’.
The campus of International Languages (CIL) boasts of its well-trained and experienced faculty that includes Nepalese as well as foreign nationals. It has native speakers to teach Himalayan Languages whereas foreign languages are taught either by Nepalese teachers or by foreign native speakers of the respective languages. Himalayan languages are offered only to foreign (non-Nepalese) students and the foreign languages are only for Nepalese students.
About the Bishwa Bhasa Campus classrooms, each classroom has a facility for 30 students. The classrooms are well-furnished and they are well-equipped with modern audio-visual facilities. Students get knowledge of four basic language skills, namely, listening, speaking, reading, and writing (LSRW). Each semester is roughly divided into three equal parts by two internal assessment tests to evaluate how far the students have learned the skills. And each semester is concluded with final examinations. Students must secure at least 60% marks in each exam to get promotions to higher-level courses. The following are the test titles:
- Grammar
- Reading Comprehension, Composition, and Dictation
- Listening Comprehension and Reading / Recitation
- Viva-voce / Oral
Departments:
- Department Of English
- Department Of Chinese
- Department Of Nepali
- Department Of Sanskrit
- Department Of German
- Department Of French
- Department Of Spanish
- Department Of Russian
- Department Of Japanese
- Department Of Korean
- Department Of Arabic
- Department Of Italian
- Department Of Newari (Nepal Bhasha)
Admission Details at Bishwo Bhasa Campus:
Anyone who has completed secondary-level education is eligible to apply for any language program offered by the Campus. However, a bachelor’s degree is a must to join ‘Advanced / Writing English’ program.
Admission dates are as follows:
- For Foreign Students – July until the end of May (for the Summer Semester) and February until the end of December (for the Winter semester).
- For Nepalese Students – January (for the Winter semester) and the end of June until mid-July (for the Summer semester).
- Semesters run from the 16th of July to the middle of December and from the 1st of February until the middle of June.
Contact Details:
Tribhuvan University
Bishwa Bhasha Campus (Campus of International Languages)
Exhibition Road (Pradashani Marga), Kathmandu, Nepal, P.O. Box. 9033
Phone: +977-1-4228916, +977-1-4226713
Fax: +977-1-4255738
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bishwobhasa.edu.np
Notice Board: 1618014228916 and 1618014226713
