Giuli Shabashvili lectures (22.-26.05)

We're pleased to invite everyone to listen to the lectures by Associate Professor Giuli Shabashvili from the Tbilisi State University on the topic of "Language Policy in Georgia".

Topics:

22 May: Issues of Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity in Georgia, importance of Georgian as a state language from the perspective of both the diachronic and synchronic approach. Issues of historical sociolinguistics. Kartvelian languages in Georgia, Turkey and Iran.

23 May: Language policy of Georgia in the Soviet Period

24 May: Current language policy of Georgia and issues of language law in Georgia

25 May: Issues of cultural sensitivity in the Georgian educational environment. Issues of teaching Georgian as a second language

26 May: Language Policy: the case of Georgia and Estonia, a comparative analysis

The lectures are held in English and take place at Jakobi 2-129 every day at 8:30-10:00.

Students can also earn credits by registering in SIS to the course HVLC.08.021 Language Policy in Georgia (1 ECTS).

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Write to us at keeled@ut.ee in case of any questions or for further information.

The lectures are held within the Erasmus+ staff mobility programme.