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Ministry
of Education and Science of Georgia is implementing a policy of national
minority civic integration. In spite of various attempts of effective Georgian
language teaching to national minorities, the state still has to tackle the
problem of lack of state language knowledge among the national minorities
dwelling in Georgia. The problem can hinder the national minority full integration
in the political, cultural and economic life of the country. Due to low
language competencies, teachers are less aware of standards defined by the
National Curriculum and participate less in professional development
activities.
National
Center for Teacher professional Development, LEPL of Ministry of Education and
Science of Georgia, is implementing various strategies of enhancing Georgian
language teaching to national minorities and their civic integration within the
national minority civic integration strategy. The center is carrying out
activities contributing to access to education for national minorities and popularizing
Georgian language, at the same time maintaining their culture and language
distinctiveness.
It’s also important that schools, where national minorities are presented as
students or teachers, comply with the requirements of the National Curriculum. For
example in order to meet the student standard requirements, teachers must carry
out the teaching processes based on the National Curriculum, but the low Georgian language competencies often
act as a hindering factor for achieving these goals.
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Programs
