Iran bans English from being taught in primary schools
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Iran's supreme leader has criticised foreign influence through languages in the past Iran has banned teaching the English language in primary schools, calling the subject a "cultural invasion". The education ministry "envisages strengthening Persian language skills and Iranian Islamic culture of pupils at the primary school stage", its secretary told state media. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has previously expressed concern about the teaching of English. It is seen as ...
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