There are links to the different resources that are available. Scroll down until you see the entry for Bengali.The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center of the US Department of Defense has cultural orientation programs and survival language packs that can teach you basic Bengali language skills. This article has been viewed 66,849 times.Ĭheck out the free materials offered by the Defense Language Institute. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. There are 9 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. He is the host of MandarinPod, an advanced Chinese language learning podcast. Tian also holds a certification in Foreign Language (&ESL) - Mandarin (7-12) from New York State and certifications in Test for English Majors and Putonghua Proficiency Test from The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Tian holds a Bachelor's Degree in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) from Sun Yat-sen University and a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from New York University. Tian Zhou is a Language Specialist and the Founder of Sishu Mandarin, a Chinese Language School in the New York metropolitan area. This article was co-authored by Tian Zhou and by wikiHow staff writer, Jennifer Mueller, JD.