Friday, February 19, 2010

Khmer language taught in state schools in Thailand

Mr. Cheymongkol teaching Khmer Surin kids in Surin province.

By Khmerization
Source: Cheymongkol

Khmer language will be taught in Thai schools in 2010, starting with 2-3 schools in Surin province, said. Mr. Cheymongkol, a Khmer Surin who has been making great efforts to teach Khmer Surin kids the Khmer language in his privately-run schools for the last three years.

The 2-3 schools to teach Khmer language are in Svay and Rumduol villages in Surin province. Mr. Cheymongkol said, currently, he needs Khmer textbooks and teaching materials as well as qualified teachers.

Mr. Cheymongkol said he is seeking assistance from the Cambodian government to help providing qualified teachers and some financial assistance to get the Khmer literacy programs in Surin up the ground. In March, he will travel to Siem Reap and Phnom Penh to search for qualified Khmer teachers and to collect Khmer textbooks bought with donations from Khmer expatriates in the United States.

Mr. Cheymongkol, a Khmer native born in Thailand's Sisaket province opposite Preah Vihear temple, has been instrumental in the teaching of Khmer language to Khmer natives in Thailand, with some financial assistance from Khmer expatriates in America, Australia, France and Norway.

Please read his e-mail exchanges with Khmer expatriates living in France published below:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: cheymongkol
Date: 2010/2/18
Subject: Fwd: Fw: [Fwd: Digital Library of Lao Manuscripts]
To: saravuth um , Sovan Lek


ជម្រាបសួរបងសារាវុធនិងលោកគ្រូលេច សុវណ្ណ។

ខ្ញុំមានដំណឹងល្អនឹងបានមកជម្រាបលោកទាំងពីរនិងបងប្អូនខ្មែរដែលបានជួយដល់កម្មវិធីអក្ខរាកម្មភាសាខ្មែរនៅស្រិន្ទ្រតាំងពីចាប់ផ្តើមមកដល់សព្វថ្ងៃនេះថាដោយការចរចាជាមួយនិងអគ្គលេខាធិការទទួលបន្ទប់ការសិក្សាអប់រំទូទៅបានលទ្ធផលថានៅខែឧសភាឆ្នាំ ២០១០ កម្មវិធីភាសាខ្មែរនឹងត្រូវបានបញ្ចូលសម្រាប់ធ្វើការបង្ហាត់បង្រៀននៅឃុំស្វាយដោយមានសាលារៀន២ ឬអាច ៣ សាលារៀនចូលរួមដោយនេះជាពាក្យបញ្ជាពីអគ្គលេខាធិការទទួលបន្ទប់ការសិក្សាអប់រំទូទៅផ្ទាល់។ ដោយមានរយះពេលចាប់ផ្តើម ១ ឆ្នាំហើយនឹងមានការវាយតំលៃថានៅពេលបញ្ចប់ឆ្នាំសិក្សា។ ដូច្នេះការងាររបស់សមាគមយើងឬខ្ញុំផ្ទាល់ជាមួយនិងក្រុមកូនសិស្សយើងទាំង ៩ នាក់នៅស្រុកស្វាយគឺរៀបចំធ្វើសៀវភៅសិក្សាសម្រាប់បង្ហាត់បង្រៀននិងត្រូវធ្វើការបណ្តុះបណ្តាលគ្រូដែលមានចំណេះខាងភាសាហើយឲ្យមានសមត្ថភាពអាចចេះបង្ហាត់បង្រៀនបានតាមកម្មវិធីសិក្សា។ នេះជាអ្វីមួយដែលយើងបានទទួលពីការជួបពិភាក្សាគ្នានៅថ្ងៃទី​១៧ ខែកុម្ភះ ឆ្នាំ ២០១០។

ខ្ញុំនៅមានការងារត្រូវតែទៅសៀមរាបដើម្បីរកគ្រូមកបង្ហាត់គ្រូរបស់យើងឲ្យគាត់មានលទ្ធភាពខាងការបង្ហាត់បង្រៀននិងរៀបចំបង្កើតកម្មវិធីសិក្សាបានដោយខ្លួនឯង។ ឥឡូវខ្ញុំនៅបាងកកធ្វើបកប្រែ។ នៅខែមេសាយើងត្រូវបានបង្កើតកម្មវិធីរៀនភាសាខ្មែរខែប្រាំងនៅភូមិស្វាយនិងនៅស្រុករំដួលដោយតាមដែលបងសារាវុធបានមកឃើញផ្ទាល់កាលពីខែវិច្ឆិកាកន្លងមកនេះ។ ដើមខែមិនាខ្ញុំត្រូវទៅសៀមរាបនិងភ្នំពេញដើម្បីទៅយកសៀវភៅដែលបានទិញទុកដោយប្រើប្រាស់លុយបរិច្ចាគពីវត្តខេមរះរង្សីតាមរយះសារពត៏មានព្រៃនគរចំនួន ២០០​ដុល្លានិងពីបងសាឡេនស៊ី ២០០​ ដុល្លាសម្រាប់ធ្វើក្តារសរសេរនិង ៣០០​ ដុល្លាពីក្រុមសប្បុរសជនពីវត្តនគរធម៍នៅសានហ្វ្រានស៊ិសកូនសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកសម្រាប់ចំណាលទៅលើវគ្គអប់រំ។ ខ្ញុំសូមអរគុណដែលបានជួយទ្រទ្រង់និងការយល់ដឹងនិងគ្រប់ការទុកចិត្តថាខ្ញុំមិនមែនមកធ្វើពាណិជ្ជកម្មអក្សរសាស្ត្រខ្មែរអី។ ប៉ុន្តែយើងត្រូវមើលគេតទៅមុខទៀតព្រោះគាត់ថានឹងបញ្ជួនក្រុមការងាររបស់គាត់អោយមកស្រិន្ទ្រដើម្បីរៀបចំនិងប្រមូលយកព័ត៏មានឲ្យបានកាន់តែច្រើនថែមទៀត។ ​ បេគេមិនធ្វើតាមដែលបានប្រាប់យើងខ្ញុំបានរៀបចំនិងគិតគូរទុកហើយថាត្រូវតែធ្វើយ៉ាងដូចម្តេចដើម្បីអោយបានសម្រាចនៅគោលបំណងរបស់យើង។

សូមអរគុណ

ជមគ


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: cheymongkol
Date: 2010/2/18
Subject: Re: Fw: [Fwd: Digital Library of Lao Manuscripts]
To: Michel Antelme


ជម្រាបសួរលោកគ្រ

ខ្ញុំអាចរងចាំបាន។ ​ ពីម្សិលដែលបានទៅជួបនិងអគ្គលេខាធិនការទទួលបន្ទប់ខាងសិក្សាអប់រំទូទៅក៏បានលទ្ធផលដ៏ល្អដែលគេបានបញ្ជាឲ្យការិយាល័យសិក្សាអប់រំនៅស្រិន្ទ្រឲ្យរៀបចំធ្វើកម្មវិធីគំរូនៅឃុំស្វាយដើម្បីបញ្ចូលជាកម្មវិធីសិក្សានៅឆ្នាំ ២០១០នេះ។ យើង (ខ្ញុំនិងអ្នកភូមិមួយចំនួនដែលចេះអក្សរខ្មែរត្រូវរៀបចំធ្វើមេរៀនសម្រាប់បង្ហាត់បង្រៀនថ្នាក់បឋមសិក្សាទី ​៤ចំនួន ៣ សាលារៀន។) ដើម្បីជាកម្មវិធីគំរូយកទៅបង្ហាត់នៅឃុំផ្សេងទៀតនៅខែត្រស្រិន្ទ្រ។
ខ្ញុំបានប្រាប់គេថាបើមិនបានអីទៅស្រិន្ទ្រពិតជាមនុស្សដូចខ្ញុំមិនចប់ត្រឹមនេះទេ។ អ្នកខ្លះមិនឃើញតម្លៃខ្លួនឯងក៏ប្រាសម៉ែវាទៅចុះ។

ការងារកាន់តែច្រើនខ្ញុំត្រូវតែរកស៊ីផងរកអង្គការជួយក៏ពុំបាន។ គិតគ្រោងថានឹងសុំរដ្ឋាភិបាលខ្មែរធ្វើតួមួយឆ្នាំ ២​ដងសម្រាប់យកលុយមកធ្វើការងារមិនដឹងជាយ៉ាងណាឡើយ។

ពីខ្ញុំជមគ






2010/2/18 Michel Antelme

ជម្រាប​សួរ​លោក​គ្រូ

ខ្ញុំ​មិន​បាន​ផ្ញើ​ចំណង​អ៊ិនធើរណែត​ដ៏​សំខាន់​នេះ​មក​លោក​គ្រូ ។

បញ្ហា​នយោបាយ​រវាង​ប្រទេស​ថៃ​និង​កម្ពុជា នាំ​ឲ្យ​លោក​គ្រូ​មាន​ការ​អំពល់​ខាង​រឿង​បង្រៀន​ភាសា​ខ្មែរ តែ​ក្រោយ​ភ្លៀង មេឃ​ស្រឡះ ។

សព្វ​ថ្ងៃ​ ខ្ញុំ​រវល់​ព្រោះ​ត្រូវ​សរសេរ​និក្ខេបបទ​មួយ​ទៀត ដើម្បី​ឡើង​ឋានៈ​ជា​សាស្ត្រាចារ្យ ព្រោះ​ឥឡូវ​ ខ្ញុំ​មាន​តំណែង​ជា ผ.ศ. ហើយ​ចៅហ្វាយ​ខ្ញុំ​ចង់​ឲ្យ​ខ្ញុំ​ឡើង​តំណែង ដើម្បី​អាច​ដឹក​នាំ​និស្សិត​ថ្នាក់​បណ្ឌិត​ខាង​ភាសា​ខ្មែរ សៀម​ លាវ និង​ភូមា​ នៅ​ក្នុង​ស្ថាប័ន​ខ្ញុំ ព្រោះ​ខ្វះ​សាស្ត្រាចារ្យ តែ​ដល់​ពេល​ខ្ញុំ​ទំនេរ ខ្ញុំ​ចង់​មក​ជួយ​លោក​គ្រូ​បន្តិច ។

ពី​ខ្ញុំ

មីស្ហែល ឫទ្ធី ។

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bravo! Bravo! to Mr. Cheymongkol. A good big step for our brothers and sisters in Surin and other provinces surrounding it.

Let's give him a hand. Many hands.

Anonymous said...

Good Job Bong Mengkol. Even you are Thai citizen living on our ancestor Khmer land, taken by Siame, you are much better that Priminister Hun Sen, who opresses his own people to serve Youn Hanoi.

With Best Wishes to You.

Anonymous said...

Great job, Mr. Cheymongkol. My hat off to you and your fellow Khmer Surin.

Anonymous said...

Hey, you are going the against the wishes of the Younies.

Anonymous said...

That is good. Thailand will have to recognize that it needs to set its record straight about the natives Khmer in Northeastern, and realize that they are the essential ingredient in the solution to solving the long issues of Thai-Khmer trust and relationship building.

When Thailand began to promote and help preserve and respect the Khmer identity in its own nation, and their contribution to Thai society, then Thai people can openly accept Khmer and appreciate us and we can return the feeling of mutual respect.

Good job Chey Monkol for not only helping Khmer children learn Khmer but in bridging gap between Khmer and Thai culture.

Anonymous said...

Dear Khmer compatriot, grace to Mr Chaimonkol. C Khmer Surin teacher, our distence brothers and sisters who are living in ancient Khmer empire teritory are one again have a chance to learn how to read and wright Khmer literature on their ancestral land. I would like to appeal to all Khmer in the world please come together support his programs activity of teaching Khmer Surin, in Thailand. Please contact him how to plaedge you precious donations.

May Buddha bless him and all Khmer !!!

Anonymous said...

Will it be possible for Khmer in Surin to build Khmer school/s where most Khmer live like Khmer Kampuchea Krom examples?

We, in abroad, can assist but it will not be more effective than if the local will rally to and support own cause first.

Let's the agent of change comes from within...

Anonymous said...

I hope in the future ALL Khmers that has been scattered around on our former Khmer Empire rise up and united as one nation again.

Do you all remember our former glory day?

The great Khmer Empire!!

Anonymous said...

Have you forgotten how Khmer Surin soldiers in Task Force 80 mistreated and pushed off 49,000 refugees at Preah Vihear cliff?

Anonymous said...

it's a great idea, but how about khmer krom ? no one would fight for it ?

Anonymous said...

Neighboring countries should be able to learn and speak their neighbor's language freely. It should be Khmer class room all over in Thailand and vise versa. Every school and university should have at least 5 choises of foreign languages. This will open up job opportunities for everyone. Most of all is to eliminate hate and resentment. People learn world history. Why not thier neighbor's language?. My mother whose from Svay Reing speaks vietnamese fluently and, yet so ashame of her self and never spoke a word of it, because of the vietnamese's bad behavior toward Cambodia. Starting the Vietcong. My uncle in Battambang speaks Thai equally good as he speaks Cambodian and is good enough to teach, but no one cares about it. It's shameful.

Read more Here said...

The mother who gave birth to Kepler's bastard! I have made tremendous cojer heater!

The pibito sent me an email with this video, I had not seen indeed! And do not see as is the orgy ostiazos colleague! Piece three tails are spent 3 guys, and needless to say when caught with Blaze and one begins to eat his dick while the other sucks to the eyelet, I love it! The truth is that the video has fucking waste, this crazy egg, between feeds, fucking, sucking ass and all, I've done a straw ostiazos this morning which has left me all red red red bud jajajaja.

If how are you things that you can not resist! Kepler Thanks!

Un abrazo cabrones! And gulfs have fun tonight!

Anonymous said...

Please at learn from the European. Many speak at least 3 languages. How did American maintain such good relation with Canada & Mexico? or how did France stay friendly with England or with Belgium? and German? or Italy? How did they do it? Did any of us or our neighbor ever wonder about it? The answer is no and that Asian countries are way behind. Get moving toward to the game calls RESPECTING EVERYONE AND BEFORE THE EARTH DISSAPEARING INTO THE OCEAN FOREVER. WORSE, YET, IT'S THE END OF IT AND NO MORE BLUE AND GREEN PLANET IN THE UNIVERSE.

Anonymous said...

Dea 8:47,8:55AM I am not bringing the personal matter to discuss in this blog, I understand what your concern I might know better than you do but this stage is about national level. I knew what you have known, I am one among the victims had happened at Khmer-Thais border. Dear 8:55AM we are Khmer care all Khmer including you, Khmer Krom Brothers and Sisters have been struggling ever since, I don't know how come you are not aware of their movements?. Read Prey Nokor News Papper and listening the Khmer Radio aroung the world, let get out from your dark world. Right now we are khmer together helpping Khmer we are having more chanal to help one another much better than before. Wake up my dear!

May Buddha bless Khmer all!

Anonymous said...

9:19AM


AH LOP 9:19AM MIN DOUNG MOK PINA TE SRAP TEA LEK TLO MOK. AH NO ROK AUVI CHEY.

Anonymous said...

No they cannot be read. They were all black out.

Anonymous said...

9:19AM must be AbhiShit ViJaJiVa Family and his enturage, let you get back to enjoy HOT Dogs under Yellow tent in frot of PhoMibol Palas, and let enjoy reading your yellow protester against Thais read shirts group.

Down King Koba Siamese!!

Anonymous said...

thank you mr. cheymongkol for taking the initiative and wanting to make a real difference for our people, despite separation by political boundary. yes, do come to cambodia to get your teaching materials. may god bless all khmer surin people.

Anonymous said...

yes, if asean to have any future, we must learn from the EU, how they get along with each other, despite century of animosity among them. yes, asean can learn from the EU, really!

Anonymous said...

please encourage all khmer to learn khmer language. it's not hard, really, if you can learn thai, you can learn khmer, as thai borrowed their writing system from khmer. it takes perseverance like anything else you learn at school, really! i think french, english, chinese, etc is harder than khmer language, really! have fun with learning khmer.

Anonymous said...

As I understand , Mr Cheymongkol needs materials and human resources for his endeavors for our Khmer in his environment. But did not ask for politic advisors or politic lecturers.
Freedom and peace are not all over as we always believed.

Anonymous said...

So what's holding up?