Opening of the corner of the Spanish language and culture in the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan

On November 30, 2017 the official opening ceremony of the corner of the Spanish language and culture took place in the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Ambassador of Spain in Astana Pedro Jose Sanz Serrano, and the Deputy head of the diplomatic mission Ines Manrique Escudero officially opened the corner.

Teachers of the Spanish language of the Foreign Languages Department Edita Denst-Garcia and David Cerezo Montoya, as well as students studying Spanish, took an active part in this event: students read poems in Spanish, and students from one of the schools in Astana danced Spanish folk dances.

 

Culture through language and language through culture - this is the main way of learning a foreign language. The ability to achieve mutual understanding in intercultural contacts is one of the main competencies that students of non-linguistic specialties must learn in the process of studying a foreign language. This, in turn, contributes to the formation of tolerance, empathy, awareness and recognition of spiritual and material values of other peoples and cultures in relation to their culture.