Bangla, the language of the Bengali people in India and Bangladesh is spoken by nearly 250 million people throughout the world. Bangla is spoken by over 80 million (2001 Census) people in West Bengal alone.

Bangla and its importance
Command over spoken Bangla is conducive to further studies in Anthropology, History, Linguistics, Literature, Public Health, Women Studies, Religion, Performing Arts etc. It can be also beneficial in the field of commerce, industry, tourism and such other aspects of Bengali life and society.

Audio and video tapes in the regional language collected in the respective field of studies can be better understood contextually by enhancing listening skill.

Reading Bangla material is imperative for research in Bengal’s rich history and culture, its aesthetic and spiritual values, its language and literature, film and theatre, art and music, faiths and beliefs, cuisine and fashion.

Regular trips are conducted for the class to places of academic and cultural interest.

AIIS Advanced Language course immediately involves the participants in Bangla conversation to help them grasp the basic structure and idiom of the everyday language. In addition to about 2,500 functional distinct words and phrases, the course helps the learner to build up classified vocabulary, related to his/her field of enquiry. The instructors help the learners not only to find useful books / materials of their respective interest but also guide them to browse through some of them in Personal Tutorial classes.

Location

AIIS Advanced Bangla Program is located in the premises of the Institute at Ballygunge (Kolkata) in the southern part of the city. Kolkata in the beginning is a very bewildering city yet fascinating because of its history, multiplicity of ethnic population and cosmopolitan culture. This 300 years old city is the capital of the state of West Bengal thriving with intellectual, academic and cultural activities and a very important center for commerce and industries.