On the Day of the State Language of the Kyrgyz Republic, the head of the Department of the Kyrgyz Language of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after the first President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor K. A. Biyaliev spoke live on radio «Sputnik Kyrgyzstan» about the problems of developing the Kyrgyz language in the country. Answering questions from presenter Natalia Knyazeva, he focused on the practice of using language in office work, the importance of its study by citizens of different nationalities and the methodology of teaching and learning. The teacher also shared his own experience of teaching the Kyrgyz language, which was included in the author’s textbook. The conversation turned out to be lively and useful, highlighting many topics for thought and decision.