a. Which accent of Spanish am I going to learn – Peninsular Spanish or Latin American Spanish?

Though we have chosen Peninsular Spanish that is spoken in Spain, you will be able to communicate anywhere in the Spanish-speaking world irrespective of its’ various accents.

b. Which accent do we follow in English – British or American?

We have chosen a course book that follows British accent.

c. Will the Chinese course help me with writing in Mandarin Chinese?

The Chinese characters do not represent a phonetic alphabet. But there are various systems of Romanization (use of Latin alphabet to write Chinese) and the standard one is ‘Pinyin’. On completion of Chinese courses, you will have a fair idea of pinyin Romanization though you may need to take a separate course on Chinese script for a study on traditional Chinese characters.

d. What language skills will I develop on completing Level 1 and Level 2 courses?

You will develop all 4 skills of the language – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

e. Is it mandatory to take Level 2 course after completing Level 1?

Level 1 enables you to understand and use familiar everyday expressions aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. If you wish to further enhance your skill level so as to understand and communicate in a broad category of situations, you shall enroll for Level 2 after completing Level 1.

f. Who can undertake the course apart from college/university students?

Apart from students, people who are employed in various sectors and interested to acquire an additional language skill shall enroll for the language course.

g. What is the minimum system requirement to attend virtual classes?

The minimum system requirements for Virtual Classroom are: Operating System/Web Browsers/Accessories
• Windows XP/NT/2000/VISTA/7
• MAC OS X onwards
• 512 kbps broadband connection for audio conferencing and > 512 kbps for video conferencing
• Internet Explorer 7 and above
• Mozilla Firefox 3 and above
• Latest Flash player and Java Runtime Environment 1.6
• Headset
• Web Camera (optional)

h. How to access virtual classrooms?

Language Times.in will send you an email with a link before each session. Simply log in to your Language Times.in account, open the email and click the link to take you to the virtual classroom.

i. Can I access virtual class other than my session time?

No. You will be able to access virtual classes only at your stipulated session timings.

j. What if I’m unable to attend a virtual class session?

You shall download the recordings of the class you missed for your later reference. Though download is possible, we suggest you not to miss the class unless otherwise in situations beyond your control.

k. What can be done in a virtual classroom?

A virtual classroom allows you to listen and interact live (text and audio) with your tutor and fellow group students, write with the interactive white board, upload your home works in specific formats and download class recordings.

l. If any download is required on my system to access virtual classroom?

No download is required on your part to access virtual classes.

m. Why video conferencing is not recommended?

Generally we do not suggest video conferencing on account of bandwidth constraints.

n. How do I receive the language level completion certificate?

The certificate will be sent to your address through VPP.

o. What should I consider before proceeding with enrolment?

We encourage you to read Terms of Service before proceeding with enrolment to any course.