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Yakutia opens nearly 400 centers promoting reading in native languages
Yakutia opens nearly 400 centers promoting reading in native languages
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As part of a project to createcultural spaces in libraries, nearly 400 centers promoting children’s reading in native languages have already opened and are operating successfully in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), according to the regional government’s press service.The project is being implemented under a state program for the preservationand development of native languages, with the support of the regional Ministry of Culture and Spiritual Development. In addition to encouraging children to read, the project aims to preserve the cultural and spiritual heritage of the peoples of Yakutia.The centers host literary gatherings, cultural events, and themed lessons where children can learn more about their people’s culture and traditions and practice to speaktheir native languages.“Our main goal is to make the native language a natural part of a child’s everyday life. The centers should become places where children can read books, communicate in their native languages, and to gain an insight into the culture, folklore and traditions of their people. Involving families is particularly important, because reading together and communicating within the family help ensure continuity between generations,” said project curator Konstantin Neustroyev, an employee of the Children’s Reading Center, a branch of the National Library of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).The centers focus not only onthe Yakut language but also on the languages of other indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North.Five centers dedicated to learning Even and Evenki languages have already opened in the region.
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Yakutia opens nearly 400 centers promoting reading in native languages
As part of a project to createcultural spaces in libraries, nearly 400 centers promoting children’s reading in native languages have already opened and are operating successfully in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), according to the regional government’s press service.
The project is being implemented under a state program for the preservationand development of native languages, with the support of the regional Ministry of Culture and Spiritual Development. In addition to encouraging children to read, the project aims to preserve the cultural and spiritual heritage of the peoples of Yakutia.
The centers host literary gatherings, cultural events, and themed lessons where children can learn more about their people’s culture and traditions and practice to speaktheir native languages.
“Our main goal is to make the native language a natural part of a child’s everyday life. The centers should become places where children can read books, communicate in their native languages, and to gain an insight into the culture, folklore and traditions of their people. Involving families is particularly important, because reading together and communicating within the family help ensure continuity between generations,” said project curator Konstantin Neustroyev, an employee of the Children’s Reading Center, a branch of the National Library of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
The centers focus not only onthe Yakut language but also on the languages of other indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North.Five centers dedicated to learning Even and Evenki languages have already opened in the region.
