LANGUAGE OF EDUCATION, ITS IMPORTANCE AND PERSPECTIVES IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI

Abstract

The article deals with the importance of language of education and perspectives
of bilingual education on the example of Samtskhe-Javakheti. Non
Georgians (Armenians) in the region have all opportunities to get education on
their native language so they don‘t have to change their cultural orientation for
complete integration. Co-established rule gives them an opportunity to preserve
their native language, be adequate to the state language, Georgian culture
and social challenges.
The issue of global bilingualism the formula of which is - English +Native
language is supported with the current historical and economical processes.
Learning English became actual in Samtskhe-Javakheti. Parents‘ motivation is
defined with reality English would help their children to be employed in foreign
labour market easily. Here we perform a parallel with the bilingual model
existed in the past and today too: -Russian + Native language and discuss the
motivation of choosing the second language.
The issue of bilingual education is in the process of establishing in Georgia.
It will have a definite influence on language situation in Samtskhe-
Javakheti as today there are schools with bilingual teaching.
The article deals with the first results of bilingual teaching and teachers‘,
students‘ and parents‘ attitudes towards this issue. With the help of a questionnaire
we evaluated the level of development of language skills. Bilingual
teaching and reforms of local non Georgian schools are the important instruments
for integration.

It is recommended that multilingual teaching will be based on a voluntary choice of schools .