ArmInfo. A conference of French language teachers in Armenia was held in Matenadaran today.
As reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Education, the conference was organized by the French Embassy in Armenia in cooperation with the RA French Language Teachers Association. The event brought together about 100 French language teachers from general educational institutions of the RA. Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan spoke about the Armenian-French relations in the educational field, noting that joint programs are being implemented with the French Embassy in Armenia aimed at popularizing the French language in the country.
She also touched upon the current state policy aimed at creating new opportunities for expanding the teaching of the French language, improving it, as well as improving the qualifications of French teachers. According to her, the new state standard of general education can significantly improve the quality of teaching foreign languages based on competence learning.
Stating that language is the basis for the formation of thinking, Andreasyan assured that the Ministry will do everything possible to quickly implement qualitative changes in general education and ensure the professional development of teachers. The event participants were greeted by the Ambassador of France to Armenia Jonathan Lacote and the Director of Matenadaran Vahan Ter-Ghevondyan. During the conference, various speeches were made that dealt with the development of teaching the French language, new standards of teaching the language, prospects and problems of in-depth study of the French language, etc.