the authorities want to include in the Armenian Schools Program, if possible, the third foreign language, stated the Deputy Minister on the pre-school and school education Jeanne Andreasyan at a press conference.
Andreasyan recalled that now in all schools of Armenia from the 2nd grade pass Russian, as well as any other foreign language (English, French or German): “Now the schools will be able to choose the third (if there are opportunities that the state will provide). In particular, attention will be paid to the languages of the countries of the region. “
“Based on knowledge about neighboring countries, you need to prepare people who realize and defend the interests of their country. For example, in our textbooks about Iran, only historical information is presented, but there is nothing about modernity, what kind of culture there is what society and Values, “noted the deputy minister.
According to her, the same applies to Georgian, as well as Turkish and Azerbaijani languages. Do not know the societies of these countries, it is harder to defend the interests of our own state, is convinced by Andreasyan.
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Science Karen Truchunyan, in turn added that these knowledge should be developed in universities: “A working group on revising the training programs of regional studies has already been formed, including the study of Turkey and Azerbaijan at the faculties of Oriental Studies. .