Event programme
The event was attended by students, lecturers and staff of the Ministry of Transport and Roads of the Kyrgyz Republic. The programme began with students speaking about the importance of language and the need to expand one’s vocabulary by consulting dictionaries and literature.
Poetry and musical performances
- 1 Reading of a poem by A. Osmonov — «Ала-Тоо»
- 2 Reading of a poem by A. Ismailov — «Мен – кыргызмын!»
- 3 Reading of a poem by E. Ibraev — «Тилим менен улутмун»
Songs were performed in Uyghur, Russian and Kyrgyz.
About International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day is observed annually on 21 February. Languages are the most powerful tool for preserving and developing our material and spiritual heritage. Without language there would be no civilisation: we think, communicate and create in language. International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the UNESCO General Conference in November 1999 and has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The date was chosen in memory of the events of 21 February 1952, when students demonstrating in Dhaka, now the capital of Bangladesh, demanding recognition of Bengali as one of the state languages, were shot by police.
Activities at the Institute
On 21 February, as part of International Mother Language Day, the teachers of the Languages cyclical commission held competitions of essays and wall newspapers. Curators in each group organised events dedicated to this day. In addition, Russian language teacher Gulzada Abdykadyr kyzy organised a literary evening with the participation of first‑year students dedicated to International Mother Language Day, which received high praise from colleagues and from a representative of the State Language Commission under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. Gulzada Abdykadyr kyzy was awarded a Certificate of Honour from the State Language Commission under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. The institute library organised an exhibition of books in Kyrgyz dedicated to 21 February — International Mother Language Day.
