Switch to the Latin alphabet is  requirement of the time

         In the article  "Course towards Future: spiritual renewal" , President N.A. Nazarbayev proposed three projects for the formation of basic principles for the modernization of public consciousness, along with the manifestation of endurance tests of modernity. The first - gradual switch  to the Latin alphabet, the second - 100 new textbooks on the new humanitarian sciences, the third -  "Tugan zher / Motherland" program for educating the patriotic spirit among the youth.

         It is known that the issue of  switch to the Latin alphabet was also raised in the Strategy "Kazakhstan - 2050" published in 2012. In it, the President indicated clear goals for the  switch to the Latin alphabet by 2025. In the new work of N.A. Nazarbayev says: "... it should be noted that we have been going to this since we gained independence, and we are ready for this." In the article, the President, in particular, reported that the government needs to prepare a timetable for the  switch  to the Latin alphabet. And since 2025 the business documentation, periodical press, textbooks - all should be published already on the Latin alphabet. Until the end of 2017, the head of state instructs to adopt a single standard version of the Kazakh alphabet in Latin. Starting in 2018, begin training for teaching the new alphabet and preparing textbooks for secondary schools. By 2025 office work, periodicals, textbooks and everything else began to publish in Latin Kazakh. Such words were opened by a round table on the topic "Urgency of the switch  to the Latin alphabet in conditions of spiritual renewal".

      The first pro-rector of  Abai KazNPU, professor Mubarak Y. Yermaganbetov. The organizers of the event are the Institute of Philology and Multilingual Education and  A. Baytursynuly Institute of Linguistics, moderator was director of the Institute of Philology and  Multilingual  Education, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Baltabay A. Abdigaziev.

         Moderator of the round table, Professor B. Abdigaziev, focused on the importance of the  switch  to the Latin alphabet in the life of the people, also noted that the  switch  is related to technological discoveries and the peculiarities of teaching in the 21st century. Deputy Director of  A.  Baytursynuly Institute of Linguistics,  candidate of philological sciences, associate  professor Anar M. Fazylzhanova said that the professors of this institute are preparing a new version of the Latin alphabet since 2007. "To this end, a republican commission was established and a meeting was organized with Azerbaijani, Uzbek and Turkish scientists," says A. Fazylzhanova "... they talked with scientists who were involved in these procedures. As previously mentioned, since 2007, we have already found answers to exciting questions. Based on the experience of the Turkic countries, inviting their scientists, it is necessary to create a commission. Our institute has studied all the nuances of foreign experiments. We need to build on them. Scientists from other countries can not make our alphabet. Therefore, we must work ourselves. In this procedure, we should use the full potential of our scientists. " And in this speech Anar Fazylzhanova noted about the peculiarities of some sounds of the Kazakh language in the Latin notation and warned to be extremely cautious in this matter. The main scientific employee of A. Baytursynuly Institute of Linguistics, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Alimkhan Zhunisbek noted that all changes are directed to the future of the country, i.е. the younger generation.

     Professor of the Kazakh language department, Doctor of philological sciences, Professor Fauziya Orazbayeva, spoke about the methodological peculiarities of the development of the Latin alphabet. The main researcher of A. Baytursynuly Institute of Linguistics, professor Zeinep Muslimikyzy drew attention to the experience of switch  to the Latin alphabet and further potential.

      Also, discussions were held on the topics "Principles of the compilation of the Latin alphabet" and "Actual questions of using Latin graphics in the system of higher education" between the scientists of the universities of Almaty, the Institute of Linguistics, doctoral students and undergraduates.

           The round table was aimed at speeding up the preparation of the Latin alphabet.