Dr. Muhammad Al-Dhawini, Al-Azhar Undersecretary, said that learning foreign languages is one of the most important reasons for forming a healthy personality, acquiring skills, and the ability to catch up with development, and face the challenges of the age with a conscious thought and an enlightened mind, explaining that languages form bridges of communication and convergence between peoples and societies, and through them. Knowledge, cultures and civilizations are exchanged.
During his speech at Al-Azhar and the British Council’s celebration of the graduation of a new batch of teachers from the Al-Azhar Teachers’ Workshops Program known as “AATAGs” to learn English language skills, the Undersecretary stressed that conscious peoples have to work hard to develop in their children a culture of keen knowledge of more than one language. He praised Egypt’s Vision 2030, which came to reflect the long-term strategic plan of the Egyptian state and its wise leadership to achieve the principles and goals of sustainable development, through which Al-Azhar Al-Sharif launched a partnership with the British Council to develop the English language among its teachers and students.
