nagpur the love and curiosity for learning foreign languages is creating buzz in the city apart from the popularity of spanish and french people are following the trend of kpop culture and are participating in korean language workshops which are conducted by young tutors in the city these workshops are conducted under the banner of culture fluent a foreign language workshop station started by a young girl devyani jaiswal devyani started learning french after std 10 at that time there were no schools offering french or any other foreign language i was lucky to find an amazing tutor who turned my hobby into a passion today i hold the upperintermediate delf b2 diplme dtudes en langue franaise diploma in french language studies she said rebecca peter who is a selftaught korean language tutor learnt the alphabets vocabulary and grammar from the internet she was fascinated by the korean culture which came from the trend of gangnam style dance video bts army a popular korean band etc korean culture is unique and the most popular reason for many youngsters to learn the language they are driven by the authenticity of their culture she said devyani organized various language appreciation workshops which were a first for the city in all our workshops we have discussions about culture and traditions and language focused activities so people get an idea of what to expect when they do start learning formally she saidmany students in the ages of 1623 are taking up languages as a way of broadening their horizons and enhancing their skills so young tutors provide a sense of comfort and bonhomie the channels get opened for conversations people are choosing these young tutors because there is free conversation among the tutor and student and the learning gets enrichedgowrie maiya a medicine student shared her experience of understanding korean culture through the medium of language in these workshops we were not only taught about the language but we discussed various subjects such as culture grammar fashion and the trends which made it a funlearning experience for everyone according tezobala marisetti an aeronautical engineer drive of learning new things and exploring different cultures brought him to attend the korean language workshop i love exploring about new things and if we learn things from someone young tutors the class becomes very lively and happening atharva menghal a student and avid french language learner said i started developing interest after watching a netflix series and wanted someone young and spontaneous to teach me the language hence i am studying french with devyanimaria george a software engineer who is learning french with devyani also has a keen interest in korean language i love everything about the korean culture and i had to explore its language part hence i started attending the language workshops roshni john it firm employee who is a big kpop fan said i had great sense of fascination towards korean culture and chose to learn the language from rebecca i attended the workshops and