Respect for your language, respect for your country
In order to strengthen friendship and unity between representatives of different nationalities living in an independent country, to develop a sense of respect for the state language the teachers of the Department of Foreign Languages of the Faculty of Philology of al-Farabi KazNU, together with the students of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, held a festive event: “Respect for the language – respect for the country”.
Language, first of all, was a precious treasure for our ancestors. Secondly, it is a diplomatic tool. Through language we can see culture, literature, history and traditions of nations. Language is a means of communication between people. Without language there is no society. These two concepts cannot exist without each other. All important periods of our history are recorded with the help of language.
The event was opened by the teacher of the Department of Foreign Languages, Kuralova Altynkyz Toktarovna who was one of the organizers. “As our ancestors said: “Know the language of seven nationalities, know seven different knowledge,”” A. T. Kuralova noted. She also emphasized that knowledge of languages has a special place in our country. Instilling love for the native language and knowing several languages are necessary factors for the country development.
During the event, the students knew about the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on language, the history of the holyday: the Day of Languages and how it gained the status of a public holiday. They were also told about the approval of the decree according to which Kazakh language received the status of the state language. The students recited the poems about language in Kazakh, Russian, English, Chinese, proverbs and sayings. They performed Kazakh kyuis on the dombra, songs and dances.
The senior teacher of the Department of Foreign Languages, K. Kh. Zhubanova ended the event having said: “The Republic of Kazakhstan is a multinational state. Currently, representatives of more than 130 nationalities live in the country”. She congratulated the students on the Day of Languages, having emphasized that the event was organized at a very high level. She told Al-Farabi KazNU students that they should love their native language, study foreign languages and be a good citizens who would be able to make Kazakhstan prosperous country .
The event organizers : senior teacher of the Department of Foreign Languages K. Kh. Zhubanova., Kuralova A.T., Yermakhanbet N.R. and Ushkempirov .B.М.
