Multilanguage Strategies in Tertiary Education (Using the example of Georgia)

Abstract

This paper discusses the issues of multilingual education in Georgia using the example of teaching Georgian as a state language and English as a foreign language to the representatives of ethnic minorities of Azerbeijani and Armenian origin. The data are based on the findings of the project “Elaboration of Multilingual strategies for integration of ethnic minorities into society (using the example of Georgia)” carried out at Tbilisi State University.

Having explored the problems and challenges students of ethnic minorities face in Georgia, the article offers several recommendations.