Hi,
I am developing a questionnaire at http://multil.eu3.org for my PhD study in Multilingual Language Policy in Education. What question your study might add to the questions outlined here http://multil.eu3.org/en/
Thanks.
Askar.
Hello Askar, well done for your survey. Having lived in two former soviet Central Asien countries and visited others including none Soviet ones like Afghanistan I think you should go higher in specific numbers in question 1 maybe till 4 and then say 5 and more? Most people I met even in rural areas spoke at least two languages. Many spoke 4 fluently some more.
Also in question 6 i would include schools that teach in the official state languages a choice e.g for people speaking Shugnani in Tajikistan, they could pick English, or Pamiri (Shugnani) which currently isn't available, in your survey - but the main schools available are in Tajik or Russian in their region - which are official languages of Tajikistan.
another question i would be interested in is till what grade is education in your indigenous language available - for example many Uzbek schools in Tajikistan are only till grade 9 i think.
as well as how far away is the next school that would teach your indigenous language.
if your country has multi lingual primary and secondary education, which of those languages are also used at University?
Hope this helps - thanks for your work.
Dear Andrea,
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge in this area. I appreciate your time and recommendations. I have just started my study of language policy in education for Kyrgyzstan and would like to expand my knowledge in this field, covering both language and education policies. My desire is to introduce English as a medium of instruction, since the resources of Russian and Kyrgyz is not enough for students there. So, I am in a search for synergy between teaching global languages and sciences, so as to not to harm each other and the students as well. In other words how to insert English into existing state curriculum effectively.
Thank you again for your information.
ok interesting approach, as outsider in Central Asia - I always feared that the desire for international education like English language schools, will lead to an extinction of some of the native languages. So i think to find a way to have policy play a balancing role between the preservation and stimulation of minority languages and the internationalization and preparation of students for foreign studies will be important. My back ground is in Inclusive Education coming from a disability back ground, but the idea of an inclusive multi lingual education is always been a big interest for me. But coming from community development I would often interact with the rural rather then the urban populations so the situation and needs there are sometimes different.
English in Kyrgyzstan will play as a balancing role to Russian, not the extinction. It will reduce mainly political role of Russian, directing young people towards education resources.
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