How can I get admission in DU for the Spanish language?

Spanish is a global language with nearly 500 million native speakers, mainly in Spain and America. It is a Romance language that originated in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is a part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages of the Indo-European language family, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. As a Romance language, Spanish is a descendant of Latin and has one of the smaller degrees of difference from it (about 20%) alongside Sardinian and Italian. Around 75% of modern Spanish vocabulary is derived from Latin, including Latin borrowings from Ancient Greek. Its vocabulary has also been influenced by Arabic, having developed during the Al-Andalus era in the Iberian Peninsula, with around 8% of its vocabulary having Arabic lexical roots. It has also been influenced by Basque, Iberian, Celtiberian, Visigothic, and other neighbouring Ibero-Romance languages. Additionally, it has absorbed vocabulary from other languages, particularly other Romance languages such as French, Italian, Mozarabic, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Occitan, and Sardinian, as well as from Quechua, Nahuatl, and other indigenous languages of America.

The University of Delhi, informally also known as Delhi University, is a collegiate public central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and is recognized as an Institute of Eminence by the University Grants Commission. The university offers foreign language courses through North and South campus colleges. And a learner could select from a Diploma, an Advanced Diploma or a Certificate language course from the offering. 

An educational institution that needs no introduction, the University of Delhi (DU) is a natural choice for many students who choose to pursue their careers in the Science, Commerce and Arts courses. Every year, lakhs of students from all over the country apply to more than 200 Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes, offered by DU. Apart from these regular courses, DU also offers a variety of part-time language courses to interested students. 

There are more than 40,000 MNCs with over 2, 50,000 overseas affiliates that have footprints in India as on date. Spread over multiple locations in the country, these multinationals offer multiple job opportunities in diverse fields to able bilingual and multilingual students in India. With the world becoming more and more connected, the demand for Spanish specialists in India is growing and your ability to read, write, listen, and speak Spanish can open a world of possibilities in various industries in India and across the globe.

To meet their requirements a learner can pick language courses offered by DU, such as

Romanian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian. Please find as under details of DU affiliated colleges that offer Spanish for interested students. 

While there are many top colleges in North and South Campus, not all colleges offer language courses. Lets now have a quick look at colleges that offer Spanish language courses: 

Spanish is offered under the Part-Time Language course category at both the North and South Campuses.

Let’s have a good look at the North Campus Colleges first:

Daulat Ram College, Maurice Nagar, Delhi, offers Diploma, Certificate, Advanced Diploma in French, German, Spanish & Italian.

Miranda House, Delhi, offers Certificate courses in German, Spanish & French

Mata Sundari College, Mata Sundari Lane, Delhi, offers Certificate courses in Spanish, German & French

SGTB Khalsa College, Mall Road, Delhi, offers Certificate courses in Spanish & German.

Ramjas College, Maurice Nagar, Delhi, offers Certificate courses in French, German, Italian besides Spanish.

Now, I extend the list of the South Campus Colleges that offer Spanish:

Acharya Narendra Dev College Govindpuri, New Delhi offers Certificate, Advanced Diploma courses in Spanish, German & Spanish, Diploma in French

Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Netaji Nagar, New Delhi offers Diploma and Certificate courses in German & Spanish, and Certificate course in French. 

The syllabus for Delhi University’s part-time language courses is pre-defined by the university. Accordingly, the colleges provide training and classes to the enrolled students. The syllabus for language courses at DU differs depending on whether you are pursuing a Diploma, an Advanced Diploma, or a Certificate course. However, the course structure generally consists of the following:

• Text comprehension
• Sentence translation
• Essay on a variety of topics, both general and specific
• The grammar that is both functional and advanced
• Opinion expression Discussion of general and shared interests
• The language used in business and tourism
• Discussion of political, socioeconomic, and film-related issues

Eligibility Criteria 

The eligibility criteria for language courses at Delhi University (DU) differs depending on whether the course being pursued is a Diploma, Certificate or Advanced Diploma. (Students are requested to go to the DU website or the appropriate college’s website and kindly check for any changes that may have been incorporated after writing of this blog)

Eligibility criteria for Certificate Language courses:

For a certificate course in any foreign language, candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examinations with a minimum aggregate of 45%. Admission to the Certificate courses will be on the basis of merit.

Eligibility criteria for Diploma Language courses:

Direct admission into a Foreign language Diploma course is offered to candidates who have cleared their DU Certification exam; though merit is again criteria for selection. 

Candidates who possess a language Certificate from any other institute, need to write an admission test before being considered. 

Eligibility criteria for Advanced Diploma courses:

Direct admission into a Foreign language  Advanced Diploma course is offered to candidates who have cleared their DU Diploma exam in the respective language, and merit is yet again a criterion for selection.

Candidates who hold a Diploma certificate from an institute other than Delhi University will have to appear for an admission test as a part of the selection process.

If you intend to enrol in any of the part-time language courses offered by Delhi University colleges, keep the following points in mind:

• The official website of Delhi University contains all relevant information regarding language course eligibility, syllabus, curriculum, duration, class schedule, admission process, and so on.
• Interested applicants can also find information on the respective college website or contact the college’s administrative department for clarifications on the DU language course application form, documents required, application fees, and so on.
• Candidates should keep in mind that they can only take up one part-time language course from the relevant department per academic year.

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