Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - A government resolution “On measures to effectively organize the popularization of the study of foreign languages” was adopted.

According to the resolution, the activity of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for the Development of Innovative Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages at the Uzbek State University of World Languages was terminated.

Under the Agency for the Promotion of Foreign Language Learning, mobile groups will be created to improve the qualifications of teachers of foreign languages in educational institutions.

Mobile groups will primarily focus on improving the qualifications of teachers of educational institutions located in remote areas or having low rates of teaching foreign languages.

In accordance with the resolution, a list of educational institutions (207 schools) was approved under which schools specializing in teaching foreign languages will be created, as well as higher educational institutions assigned to them.

The procedure for assessing the participants of the republican Olympiads in foreign languages in 4 skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) is being introduced.

From the 2022/2023 academic year, a procedure is being introduced to conduct a special test to determine the level of foreign language proficiency of certain graduates of the 4th grade, and from the 2024/2025 academic year, graduates of the 9th grade of secondary schools.

Also, an open competition will be held in each district (city), as a result of which at least 2 teachers of English and one teacher of another foreign language from the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent will be sent to foreign countries for short-term professional development.

By the end of 2021, centers (courses) for teaching foreign languages to teachers and students will be created at HEU on the basis of a public-private partnership.

Also, the activity of TV and radio channels, broadcasting 24 hours in foreign languages, will be launched. At the same time, every day at least 3 hours in the program will be allocated for online learning of foreign languages.