Bissenova R.A., master of
Economics and Business,
Zhaksylykova
Zh.T., senior lecturer of the department
"Economics and Management".
Kyzylorda State
University named after Korkyt Ata, Kazakhstan
Multilinguism in Kazakhstan as a reflection of the globalization of education
Globalization,
the essential feature of which is the information revolution, has a decisive
influence on all spheres of human life - economics, politics, culture,
language, education, spiritual and moral development, inter-ethnic and inter-confessional
relations. All these spheres, getting involved in the accelerating pace of
development and exchange of information, acquire qualitatively new features.
Globalization, therefore, is a complex process, requiring immediate scientific
and theoretical comprehension.
Especially
important is the study for young independent states in Central Asia, including
Kazakhstan. In this context, the most acute problem arises: how can one avoid
deviating from the objective process of globalization-that is impossible in
principle-to preserve its national sovereignty, the national self, the
distinctive and unique culture of the peoples of Kazakhstan and Central Asia,
the great values of traditional culture , which expresses the centuries-old
experience of folk art and wisdom.
Globalization
has both positive (increased opportunities for communication and contacts,
accelerated flows of information and goods, foreign investment), and negative
features (the tendency towards standardization, the erosion of national and
ethnic differences, the erosion of the borders of national states, the
strengthening of already existing inequalities in the world ). It is necessary
to study more deeply this contradictory nature of globalization in order to
extinguish its negative influences and to strengthen the positive consequences.
It is especially important to study the mechanism of the influence of
globalization on the state framework of our state, the cultural identity of the
Kazakh people.
As it was said
above, globalization has a decisive influence on all spheres of human life and
not only on socio-economic, socio-political, but also social and cultural
spheres of human activity, namely education. And in this connection, the terms
"multilingualism", "multilingualism", "globalization"
have become the most common in the approach to learning a foreign language.
In 2004, in
Kazakhstan, the idea of a triune language was first voiced by NA Nazarbayev and in October 2006 the President, speaking at
the XII session of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, again noted:
"Knowledge of at least three languages important for the future of our
children."
And already in
2007, in a message to the people of Kazakhstan, "New Kazakhstan in the New
World," N.Nazarbayev proposed to start a phased
implementation of the cultural project "The Trinity of Languages",
according to which the development of three languages: Kazakh as a state
language, Russian as a language of interethnic communication and English as
language of successful integration into the global economy: "Kazakhstan
should be perceived all over the world as a highly educated country, whose
population uses three languages" and starting this year, our country began
to conduct linguistic policy, namely on the basis of the following legislative
acts: the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Law of the Republic
of Kazakhstan "On Languages", the Law "On Education", the
State Program for the Functioning of Languages in the Republic of
Kazakhstan for 2001-2010, in the Concept of the Development of Foreign Language
Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan it was defined the role and place of the multilingual education, the
principles of the creation of a modern effective system for managing a
multilingual education was defined.
What is multilinguism? Academician DS Likhachev
also wrote: "A person who does not know his native language is a savage,
but a person who does not know other languages is a poor man." Indeed,
knowledge of languages provides great moral and for and material opportunities. After all, for
Kazakhstan people, the doors to all countries of the world are now open and,
thanks to the knowledge of languages, one can see the world, learn from
experience and become a sought-after qualified specialist not only at home but
also abroad.
In the higher
educational institutions of Kazakhstan, the principles of the Bologna Process
are being implemented, which is directly related to the multilingual education.
Joint educational programs, academic mobility are not possible without the
knowledge of a foreign language. Unlike foreign countries, the Kazakhstan
program of multilingual education implies teaching in three languages. After
all, the possession of several languages, as mentioned above, allows us to
increase our professionalism, thanks to the expanding opportunities for access
to world-class resources and, accordingly, helps to become not only popular,
but also competitive in the national and world markets.
In conclusion,
we note that globalization is an objective law of the development of the modern
world. As any phenomenon, it has both positive and negative consequences for
all the peoples, countries and regions included in it, in this case for
developing countries, which can include our republic. In conclusion, we note
that globalization is an objective law of the development of the modern world.
As any phenomenon, it has both positive and negative consequences for all the
people and Kazakhstan is no exception.
The positive
aspects of the inclusion of such countries in global global
relations include the inflow of investments into these states for the
development of production, communications, support and development of culture;
the introduction of new technologies that are used in the highly developed
countries of the world; economic assistance in those areas that need it; free
choice of people places of life, study, etc. Negative
may be the initial even greater economic gap from developed countries due to
the lack of competitiveness of domestic production; specialization on raw
material ; the decline of national
identity and culture because of even greater familiarity with the standards and
values of the world's leading powers and, as a consequence, the growing
influence of these powers on our state.
Kazakhstan has
already become a member of many international organizations, state unions and
this is not the limit. Of course, economic dependence on other states has
intensified, but this is objective, since the level of our economy is not yet
too high. On the other hand, the President and the Government are taking
certain actions to strengthen the economy, which in turn will lead to the
strengthening of sovereignty and independence. This is a difficult path. But
the beginning has already been laid. The thing behind the continuous embodiment
of all the declared and voiced ideas.
Thus, it seems
clear that globalization is an objective global process that in one way or
another influences many, if not all, spheres of the state's life, affecting
both the economy and domestic politics, culture, mentality. Now, all the same,
national sovereign states have to reconcile themselves to this and look for new
acceptable forms of existence for themselves.
Globalization is
not a common and fatal phenomenon for all countries and peoples. Some trends in
the political structure and expansion of economic integration do not affect
countries that either do not want to fit into the globalization process or do
not represent for it, as a phenomenon, any geopolitical or economic interest.
In a word, organically enter the process of globalization or try to force it
away with all its forces - all this depends on our own domestic and foreign
policy of our country.
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