From January 2013 elementary level for beginners will be available for users of the Tatar language on-line school

The Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov held a working meeting dedicated to realisation of the project of the Tatar language on-line school “Eni tele” at the RT Government House.

Ildar Khalikov reminded that the meeting was held in compliance with the assignment of the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and within the framework of Agreement between the Republic of Tatarstan and EF Education First on developing the Tatar language on-line school.

Head of the RT Government noted that work under the project started after numerous appeals of citizens from Tatarstan and compatriots living outside Tatarstan and Russia willing to learn native Tatar language.

“We need high-tech comprehensive training program for learning the Tatar language,” Ildar Khalikov stressed. He also noted that Tatarstan has established close cooperation with EF Education First. Their methods have proved efficiency, he added.

Deputy Minister of education and science Danil Mustafin made keynote report about work performed. In particular, he informed that on the part of EF Education First the Executive Vice President Klas Seder, on the part of the Republic of Tatarstan – highly skilled philologists, teachers of the Tatar language are responsible for the project.

Completed plan of the project development must be prepared by October 15.

The Tatar language on-line school of  includes speaking, grammar, vocabulary, and phonetics classes.

From January 1, 2013 elementary level for beginners will be available for users of the on-line school.

Deputy PM and Chief of the RT Cabinet Staff Shamil Gafarov, Deputy PM and Minister of informatization and communications Roman Shaikhutdinov, Minister of education and science Engel Fattakhov participated in the meeting.