Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed at a meeting with the public that older pupils be taught in English, local media report.
In the State Duma of the Russian Federation, such an initiative has not met been met with understanding. This is a lack of respect for their own culture and an unfriendly step towards Russia, stated the first deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on Education Oleg Smolin, echo.msk.ru reports.
Earlier, State Duma deputy Irina Yarovaya denounced the study of foreign languages as a threat to tradition. According to her, there is too much attention paid to English in schools.
