Reopening of Foreign–Language Schools is Diversion on Armenian, Say Civil Activists

On May 12 members of We are Against the Reopening of Foreign-Language Schools public initiative convened their first meeting and discussed a recent initiative by the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia over reopening foreign-language schools.

They also released a statement which says that the Ministry's move is a diversion on the Armenian language and the independent state.

"Should the bill proposed by the Ministry be adopted, Armenian will become a language of everyday use, while the Armenian language must be used in all aspects of life for its overall development," reads the statement.

Further it says that Minister Armen Ashotyan's assertion that the would-be foreign-language schools will provide a high-quality education is just a racist approach towards the Armenian mindset.

"The language that has a literary history lasting for millenniums is capable to meet all the requirements of modern educational system. The quality of education depends not upon the language of teaching but rather on the programs, the principles of teaching, the qualification of the specialists and the organizational order."

The initiative that has already one thousand members was created just a fortnight ago on the famous social network Facebook and is available at: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=112426852127161&ref