STATE LANGUAGE POLICY IN KAZAKHSTAN: ANALYSIS OF KAZAKH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AND THEIR SOCIAL ISSUES AS EXAMPLE OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

Elmira Orazaliyeva

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Abstract

Kazakhstan emergently and systematically develops its language structures, because as the Government
with more than 130 ethnic minorities it invested in tolerated relationships. Language policy is a
protection of each language rights and a presence of aspirations of the people, who want to save their
roots. The main significant document in Kazakhstan is Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
where mentioned: «The state language of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be the Kazak language».
Also, the language policy of Kazakhstan is regulated by «Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Languages». Now Kazakhstan has the second State program for developing and functioning languages in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan tries to underpin the situation of developing languages.
Most significantly, they have focused on enhancing a usefulness of the state language. The results are planning to be in a gradual rise from 20 percent to 80 and then 95 percent of speakers in the Kazakh language.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberInternational Journal of Multidisciplinary Thought, CD-ROM. ISSN: 2156-6992 :: 05(02):59–66 (2015)
Pages (from-to)59-66
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Multidisciplinary Thought
Issue numberCD-ROM. ISSN: 2156-6992 :: 05(02):59–66 (2015)
Publication statusPublished - Feb 5 2015

Keywords

  • Language policy, Language situation, State language, Sociolinguistics, Human rights.

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