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over a year ago
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Just watching a news segment on kids learning language at school and they show some kids learning "manderin" 
I do wonder how relevent that would be to when they grow up ? but with china growing industrially etc, then why not .
Should the languages taught in schools try and reflect the opening of the world to all ? or stick to the normal "french,spanish,german" etc ?
Many kids wont ever use the second one learnt and it will soon be forgotton .
I do sometimes wonder where they would find the teachers to do the more extreme ones ?
Oooooo this is quite deep for 7.30 am aint it  |
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i think its a great idea to languages relevant in schools, maybe as an extra in the later years of high school, as you pointed out china is a world leader in some industries could potentially be very advantagious to speak mandarin
i was taught latin and gaelic (irish) and now barely no either! |
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Other countries actually start learning foreign languages from 7! By the time they are in high school they are fluent. Maybe some lessons to be learnt there ? |
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From this year all 7 year olds+ will be taught a second language. Scholls must teach one of the compulsory three, french, german and I can't remember the third. Mandarin is also an option but not a compulsory language.
The problem being not many schools have a language specialist for that age group. We are way behind the rest of Europe when it comes to second languages. Hell some have trouble with English as their first language. |
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"Just watching a news segment on kids learning language at school and they show some kids learning "manderin"
I do wonder how relevent that would be to when they grow up ? but with china growing industrially etc, then why not .
Should the languages taught in schools try and reflect the opening of the world to all ? or stick to the normal "french,spanish,german" etc ?
Many kids wont ever use the second one learnt and it will soon be forgotton .
I do sometimes wonder where they would find the teachers to do the more extreme ones ?
Oooooo this is quite deep for 7.30 am aint it "
hands up who speaks German and French now and actively use it in their day to day job.
Not many. |
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I had 7 yrs of learning french and was quite good but never used it enough to benefit so lost the main use. I can still hold me own when at the french market but i do get strange looks    |
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