Iran Bans English in Primary Schools
NOVANEWS
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly said that early learning of the English language paves the way for the West’s “cultural invasion” of Iran.
The head of the state-run High Education Council, Mehdi Navid-Adham, said to local TV on Sunday that English classes in primary schools are “against laws and regulations.” He added that English was no longer part of the educational curriculum. High school students will keep learning English, the official added.
Accroding to Mehdi Navid-Adham, primary schools will now focus on the Farsi language and classes of Iranian culture.
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