The Ghana Institute of Languages is located in

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, the capital of

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

, and teaches English, French, German, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian languages. It was established in 1961 by the first President of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Initially, it was directly under the control of the office of the President at the Castle. It was formed to enhance the linguistic competence in modern languages of Foreign Service personnel and civil servants. Currently, The Institute is under the Ministry of Education with the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) having oversight responsibility. The head office of the Ghana Institute of Languages is currently located in the centre of the metropolis of Accra. It lies off Barnes Road in the education loop and houses the School of Languages and the administrative staff. The School of Translators and the School of Bilingual Secretaryship are located in the new branch offices in

at East Legon. In

Kumasi Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region ...

, the Institute is located at Asokwa opposite the Kumasi polytechnic. The

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campus is in the Education Ridge, opposite the Tamale Stadium.

Schools

* The School of Languages (SOL) * The School of Bilingual Secretaryship (SOBS) * The School of Translators (SOT) * The

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Bureau (Transbureau) * The Research Department

Mission

Its mission is to build bridges across

language Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...

and

cultural Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...

barriers for

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n unity and universal solidarity.

Vision

The vision of the Ghana institute of languages is to become a pre-eminent international centre of learning to produce first class professionals in modern languages who will foster African unity, promote

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and

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integration in

and facilitate global communication.

Objectives

The main objectives of Ghana Institute of Languages are to: *Teach modern languages such as Arabic, English, French, German, Russian, Portuguese and Spanish. *Train bilingual secretaries (English and French) to provide the necessary manpower resources in modern business communication and modern office management. *Train professional translators. *Furnish advice to government and public authorities in Ghana at their request in respect of matters relating to the teaching of the said languages. *Provide translation services to potential clients. *Do all other things that are incidental to or connected with the discharge of any or all of the said functions. *Provide efficient language services such as translation, interpretation, bilingual secretarial services and tour guiding.

Governance

The Ghana Institute of Languages Board of Management is drawn from a number of Institutions including the following: representatives from the

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

, the

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in the country. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast ...

, the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...

, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI). The Director and Assistant Director of the Institute are

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members of the Board.

External links

Official Website

References

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