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T he Department of English extends a colossal support to the development of effective communication skills of the students and to get them placed in the premier corporate houses around the world. The Department also provides students with opportunities to learn various languages like English, German, Japanese, and Hindi, through a state-of-the-art language lab The modern Language Lab with a carpet area of 5500 sq.ft. and with a capacity to accommodate 120 students, houses an Audio Interactive Laboratory, a Multimedia Interactive Laboratory, a Smart Classroom with audio visual facility, a Recording Studio with post-production facilities for Audio and Video production and editing, and a self-access library with over 500 books and journals related to Language Teaching and Learning. Modern language learning software packages have been procured and installed from BBC, American Language Academy, S Net Software, Clarity Language Software, Linguaphone, etc. to hone the communication skills of the students. To make the process of communication training more authentic, BIT has signed MoUs with various organisations The Department is also recognised as a training centre for BEC (Business English Certificate) Examinations, by the DOTE - Tamil Nadu, and the British Council, Chennai. Six members of faculty are University of Cambridge ESOL accredited Speaking Examiners of BEC Examinations and ten members of faculty are authorised trainers for BEC Exams. One member of faculty is also a certified Cambridge ESOL presenter