Language Week Closing Ceremony 2012

It can be difficult to learn a new language, a language that one is unfamiliar with. However, the end results will be ever satisfying. Learning another language can lead us to an unexpected opportunity that will be beneficial in the future.

"Most people in the world are multilingual, and everybody could be; no one is rigorously excluded from another's language community except through lack of time and effort. Different languages protect and nourish the growth of different cultures, where different pathways of human knowledge can be discovered. They certainly make life richer for those who know more than one of them."(Nicholas Ostler, Empires of the Word)

The School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts (SHTCA) organized the annual Language week on 5th April 2012 at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya campus. This event trained and build students to being brave and open to speak a new language in public, instead of being shy and timid in using the language that they have learned. 

SHTCA International Language Week-Closing Ceremony 2011

It is the year 2011. This time around, the SHTCA International Language Week is still going strong after years of  organizing this annual event. Language is a very important tool to communicate with different people from all around the globe. We can make more friends, understand them better, and even hanging out with them. Besides that, learning other languages can also bring us to go further in other countries, be it in career or travelling. The Language Week closing ceremony took place at KDU Damansara Jaya Campus, Auditorium on 13th October 2011, organized by the School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts (SHTCA).

Ms. Kitty Lee (Head of School, SHTCA) gave a very interesting and insightful speech.

"It is very heart warming to see the International Language week enjoy another year of success as we come to participate in today's closing ceremony. It is a challenge to students and lecturers to give time and effort to make this event enjoyable to all, especially the students. Congratulations! We fully recognize your dedication and enthusiasm in promoting the wider use of the importance of languages like French, German and the International language, English. Do accept our sincere thanks for your efforts in making the learning of these languages fun and interesting."

She also added, "KDU University College emphasizes on graduating a wholesome student which definitely includes proficiency in command of the English Language and a second language of either French or German. This makes our graduates bilingual and multilingual, thus, assisting them in securing global employment in the hospitality industry. As I conclude, I urge all students to continue speaking the foreign language that they have acquired . A wise man once said, "If you want to learn a language, just speak it. Yes! Just speak." Do not worry about mistakes and you will soon improve. I would like to announce that, SHTCA, established in 1987, will be celebrating it's silver jubilee, 25 years in 2012."