View
574
Download
6
Category
Tags:
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
Citation preview
The Mongolian Education, Language, and Numeral System
Andrew Romine
Period 4
History of Education
Originally, only Buddhist monks Higher education was only available in cities Philosophy, doctrine, and protocol of Buddhism
were taught
Chinese Collapse
Secular education began after 1911 China collapsed at this time
Mongolian languages began to be used for teaching Only 47 enrollees in
Yihe Huree in 1912
Development
Although 55% of party members were illiterate, things were progressing
2.7% of children were in secular schools 13% were in monastery schools 1968 was the first time that all adults were
considered literate 20% of the state budget was towards
education
Further Education
Many Mongolians had to travel to the Soviet Union or Eastern Europe for higher level schooling
Many children did not choose to do this
Current Education Many children do not make it through primary
school It is difficult to educate nomadic children Mongolians believe that a woman’s job is to
care for the family and the man’s is to run the herd
Mostly boys drop
out of school
Basic Language History Mongolian is a subfamily of Altaic
Altaic is mostly spoken in Asia The language is named for the Altai Shan, where
some believe it originated
Discovery of Turkic
Johann von Strahlenberg, a Swedish officer, realized the link between Turkic, Mongolian, and Manchu-Tungus
Sub-languages
Two main language groups: Western and Eastern Western languages are Oryat and Kalmyk Eastern Languages are Buryat and Mongol There are some outlying
languages but they have
no written language
Early Mongolian
A unified Mongolian language was recreated by linguists Unsure of origin Appeared to be spoken in the 12th century
Middle Mongolian
Middle Mongolian was used from 13th to 16th century Spread by Genghis Khan Outlying Mongolian languages were created from
conquest and destruction
Written Text
Written Text began in the 13th century This was the beginning of the pre-classical
period
Classical Period
The Classical Period was from the
17th to 18th century Ushered in by
Buddhism
Modern Mongolian
Modern Mongolian languages have been used since the 17th century
Lost many archaic features present in outlying languages
Full Written Text
It was not until the 19th century that the modern Mongolian languages (Buryat, Mongol, Oryat, and Kalmyk) gained a written text
Famous Mongolian
Many people enjoy Mongolian custom and language
Some famous movies are: Prince Tsogt, 1948 State of Dogs, 1998 The Story of the Weeping Camel, 2003
Basic Mongolian Numerals
Mongolian Numerals are most likely based on of Tibetan script
Mongolian numerals are only used on the tögrög banknotes In Mongolia, the Chinese numeral system is used The Chinese numbers, as well as Mongolian
numerals, correspond to the Arabic number system
Recommended