US News Iran Bans Teaching English In Primary Schools

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, during a meeting with the Iranian government in Tehran last month. Credit Government of Iran . DUBAI — Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools , a senior education official said

DUBAI: Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools , a senior education official said, after the country’s Supreme Leader said early learning of the language opened the way to a Western “cultural invasion”.

Move comes after warnings by Islamic leaders that early learning of language opened way to western ‘cultural invasion’.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools , a senior education official said, after the country’s Supreme Leader said early learning of the language opened the way to a Western “cultural invasion”.

Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools , a senior education official said, after Islamic leaders warned that early learning of the language opened the way to a Western "cultural invasion".

Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools , a senior education official said "This is because the assumption is that, in primary education, the groundwork for the Iranian culture of the students is laid," Navid-Adham said, adding that non-curriculum English classes may also be blocked.

TEHRAN – Islamic leaders in Iran have moved to ban the teaching of English in primary schools , a senior education official in the country confirmed Iranian children are typically taught English during middle school , around the ages of 12 to 14, but some primary schools also have English classes.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools , a senior education official said, after Islamic leaders "This is because the assumption is that, in primary education, the groundwork for the Iranian culture of the students is laid," Navid-Adham said, adding that

DUBAI: Iran has banned the teaching of English in primary schools , a senior education official said, after Islamic leaders warned that early learning of the language opened the way to a Western “cultural invasion”.

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