The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is an Indian research and teaching institute based in
Mysuru,
part of the Language Bureau of the
Ministry of Education
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. It was founded on 17 July 1969.
Centres
The Central Institute of Indian Languages has seven centres:
*Centre for Classical Languages
*Centre for Tribal, Minor, Endangered Languages and Languages Policy
*Centre for Lexicography, Folklore, Literature and Translation Studies
*Centre for Literacy Studies
*Centre for Testing & Evaluation
*Centre for Materials Production, Publications and Sales
*Centre for Information in Indian Languages
Notes and references
See also
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Language education
Language education – the process and practice of teaching a second or foreign language – is primarily a branch of applied linguistics, but can be an interdisciplinary field. There are four main learning categories for language educatio ...
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Languages of India
Languages spoken in India belong to several language families, the major ones being the Indo-European languages spoken by 78.05% of Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by 19.64% of Indians, both families together are sometimes known ...
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List of Language Self-Study Programs
External links
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Ministry of Education (India)
Languages of India
Linguistic research in India
Linguistic research institutes in India
Universities and colleges in Mysore
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