By W. Juna. There has been a lot of recent discussion over the Chinese government’s new ‘bilingual’ education policy in Inner Mongolia. This new policy has reduced Mongolian language instruction in favour of instruction in Chinese (Also see a post by Prof. Christopher Atwood). From September 2020, first year Mongolian school children are now required to learnContinue reading “A Missing Stanza from Natsagdorj’s Poem, ‘My Native Land’”
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Concerned Parents Opposed to Proposed Changes to Mongolian Language Texts, Inner Mongolia
By Prof. Li Narangoa Mongolian schools in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China started from 31 August this year. The start of school, however, filled the hearts of parents, teachers and students with concerns, anxieties and resentment. On the 26 August, 2020, an announcement was made by the Inner Mongolian Bureau of Education, just aContinue reading “Concerned Parents Opposed to Proposed Changes to Mongolian Language Texts, Inner Mongolia”
ANU Students in Mongolia 2018. Post No. 2 ‘Reading Between the Lines’
Reading Between the Lines: The Adoption of Cyrillic and the Continued Role of the Traditional Mongolian Script By Rebecca Rich I was recently fortunate enough to participate in the ANU’s second iteration of the Modern Mongolia course, a winter-based study tour which saw sixteen students delve into a wide range of topics impacting Mongolia today.Continue reading “ANU Students in Mongolia 2018. Post No. 2 ‘Reading Between the Lines’”