A five-month Mongolian language course has been launched for over 80 Mongolian children living in the cities of Cheska Lipa and Litomerice in the Czech Republic.

The Embassy of Mongolia in Prague launched the course in view of the tendency of children living abroad to forget their native language and culture when residing abroad. The course was initiated after discussions with the children’s parents.

The Mongolian language course began this month, with Mongolian Embassy supplying Mongolian textbooks and providing funding for teachers’ salaries and accommodation.

Although the course will be provided to 80 children in total, the initial course is being provided to 20 children in the 1st to 3rd grades. Sh.Munkhtsetseg, a worker at Jonsoncotrols factory is teaching the course. She has rich experience in teaching as she served as an elementary school teacher in Uvs Province for many years.

The Mongolian language course is very likely to spread to other cities in the Czech Republic where Mongolians typically live. The Mongolian Embassy to Prague has expressed that it would continue to support the course.

A total of 5,000 Mongolian citizens reside in the Czech Republic and around 1,000 of them are aged under 16. Some 500 Mongolian citizens live and work in Litomerice city, which lies close to Prague.

See: UbPost

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