VOA慢速英語:土耳其的普通教育遭受攻擊

Critics See Secular Education Under Attack in Turkey

土耳其的普通教育遭受攻擊

This is the VOA Learning English Education Report.

這里是美國之音慢速英語的教育報(bào)道。

Education is a growing issue of dispute in Turkey between those who support religion and government and those who oppose it. Opponents are criticizing Turkey's National Education Council for its proposal to require religious classes in schools. The two sides also dispute a council-supported plan to begin what it calls "values education" for the youngest students.

針對土耳其的教育，支持宗教和政府教育的一派與反對派的爭論不斷增長。反對者批評土耳其國家教育委員會要求在學(xué)校上宗教課程的提議。雙方爭論委員會提出的針對年輕人的“價(jià)值觀教育”方案。

In addition, the main opposition group in Turkey, the Republican People's Party has objected to a proposal to teach the Ottoman language in schools. Turks no longer speak the language. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejects the criticism.

此外，土耳其最主要的反對派——共和黨人反對在學(xué)校教授奧斯曼語言的提案。土耳其人已經(jīng)不講這種語言了，土耳其總統(tǒng)雷杰普·塔伊普·埃爾多安拒絕接受這一批評。

He says people will learn and teach the language. The National Education Council advises Turkey's Ministry of Education. The council called for required religious classes in high schools to be changed from one to two hours weekly and extended to all ages.

他說人們會學(xué)習(xí)、教授這門語言，國家教育委員會向土耳其教育局提出建議。委員會呼吁高中的宗教課程應(yīng)該從每周的一小時(shí)變成兩個(gè)小時(shí)，而且擴(kuò)展到各個(gè)年齡段的學(xué)生。

Cengiz Aktar writes about politics for the newspaper Zaman Today, and teaches at Suleyman Sah University. He says the reforms fit well with president Erdogan's goals.

阿克塔（Cengiz Aktar）為Zaman Today報(bào)紙寫政治報(bào)道，他在Suleyman Sah 大學(xué)教學(xué)。改革符合埃爾多安總統(tǒng)的目標(biāo)。

"For years, Erdogan wanted to create a new, pious youth, ethically correct according to the canons of his mind and his lecture of Islam, and he is just putting this into practice," Aktar said.

阿克塔稱“多年來，埃爾多安總統(tǒng)希望根據(jù)他的想法和伊斯蘭教的理念培養(yǎng)一批新一代的道德觀正確的虔誠青年，他只是想把這個(gè)目標(biāo)付諸實(shí)踐。”

Religious schools in Turkey are known as imam hatips. The number of these schools shortly increased during Mr. Erdogan's leadership as prime minister. In 2004, 65,000 children attended them. Now that number is more than one million.

土耳其的宗教學(xué)校被稱為imam hatips。在埃爾多安擔(dān)任總理期間，這樣的學(xué)校就迅速增長。2004年，6萬5千名孩子接受這些學(xué)校的教育。現(xiàn)在這個(gè)數(shù)字已經(jīng)超過100萬人。

The schools provide 13 hours weekly of religious training. Boys and girls are separated in the schools. In recent years, many non-religious schools have become imam hatips. A mother said many times parents receive no warning of such change.

這些學(xué)校每周提供13小時(shí)的宗教訓(xùn)練。男孩、女孩分開上學(xué)。最近幾年，很多非宗教學(xué)校變成imam hatips。一位學(xué)生的母親說很多家長沒有收到這樣變化的警告信息。

The changes have led to protest in Istanbul. Mr. Erdogan argues that religious education offers an answer for social problems children face, including illegal drugs and racism.

這種變化在伊斯坦布爾引發(fā)抗議。埃爾多安稱宗教教育為一些社會問題，如：非法毒品和種族問題提供一個(gè)解決方案。

Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate governs Islam in the country. A top official with the agency says that the policy of a religiously neutral government is weakening religious life in Turkish society.

土耳其的宗教事務(wù)局管理國家的伊斯蘭教。宗教事務(wù)局的一位高官稱宗教中立的政府的政策弱化了土耳其的宗教生活。

Istar Gozaydin is an expert on religion and the state at Dogus University in Istanbul. She says the government is changing Turkish society.

伊斯塔·格查丁（Istar Gozaydin）是宗教方面的專家，同時(shí)還是伊斯坦布爾多古斯大學(xué)的國家事務(wù)研究員。她說政府正在改變土耳其社會。

"The Presidency of Religious Affairs is being more active in, for example, hospitals, women's shelters. So apparently a more conservative society is being tried to be constructed. However, there is not much respect for the freedom from religion," Gozaydin said.

格查丁說：“宗教事務(wù)的主席在醫(yī)院、婦女避難所的活動更加活躍。所以，很明顯，正在構(gòu)建一個(gè)更保守的社會。然而，宗教并沒有那么尊重自由。”

And that's the VOA Learning English Education Report. I'm Jonathan Evans.

這里是美國之音慢速英語的經(jīng)濟(jì)報(bào)道，我是喬納森·伊凡斯。