Education in Kazakhstan

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 502.

Read the text and choose the extract (A-G) which best fits the gap (1-5).

Answer the following questions.

READING

Read the following.

WRITING

A member of the United Nations' Committee has been carrying out a research about the spread of technology in various countries of the world.

2 Write your report (in 300-350 words) to the member of the United Nations' Committee about creating information society in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Describe the current situation, outline the problems and offer solutions.

1. What can you tell about the system of secondary and tertiary education in the target language countries and the Republic of Kazakhstan?

2. What are your fondest (best) memories of high school?

The educational system in Kazakhstan is conducted in two languages - Kazakh and Russian and consists of several levels of state and private educational establishments: infant schools, elementary (or primary) schools, comprehensive schools, colleges and academies.

The constitution prohibits any discrimination on the basis of language or ethnicity and guarantees equal rights in education regardless of nationality. Children start school at the age of 7 and finish at 17. As a rule a child attends the school, located in the neighborhood.

The first stage of education in Kazakhstan is elementary (or primary) school for grades one through four. The second is secondary school for middle grades from five through nine. Upon graduation from secondary school students are given the choice of either continuing to attend the same school (high school -senior grades 10-11) or entering a vocational or technical school.

Both of these schools are meant to provide one, along with the certificate of secondary education with a number of useful skills (e.g. those of an electrician, technical or computer operators).

To be admitted to the institute one has to pass a series of oral or written tests.

Students may get free-of-charge higher education in the higher educational institution and the limited number of the state grants is given each academic year on a competitive basis. Some college departments (law, journalism, foreign language-especially English) have dozens of applicants for one prospective student's position.

Studying of foreign languages and development of computer skills of pupils is of a special importance. More opportunities appear for the interested persons to be trained abroad on the basis of local and state grants, scholarships.

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AThe content of vocational education in senior grades 10-11 is implemented in the context of three fields of specialization: Natural Science and Mathematics, Social Studies and the Humanities, Technology.

BThe constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixes the right of citizens of the republic on free-of-charge secondary education which is obligatory.

CPrivate universities, typically for-profit institutions, are subject to the same regulations regarding curriculum but are free to set tuition and salaries as they see fit.

DThe system of higher education prepares highly - skilled experts on economy, transport, agriculture, medicine, languages and others. Today the young people of Kazakhstan have the opportunity to choose and acquire various types of education and build their lives according to their ambitions.

EHaving completed one's secondary education, one can either become a part of work force or go on college (institution of higher learning-Institute).

FPublic universities are subject to the same regulations as other government-owned organs, regarding not only fees and salaries, but also administrative structure, contracting and subcontracting, and ownership of property.

GHowever, in big cities there are so-called special schools, offering more in depth studies of the major European languages (English, French, German) or the advanced courses in physics and mathematics and children, attending one of this may have to commute from home.