LINGUIST List 22.4905
Wed Dec 07 2011
Media: Australian politician Bishop: Asian languages are a must
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Australian politician Bishop: Asian languages are a must
Message 1: Australian politician Bishop: Asian languages are a must
Date: 28-Nov-2011
From: Brent Woo <bwoolinguistlist.org>
Subject: Australian politician Bishop: Asian languages are a must
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Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia Julie Bishop talks about herlanguage policy goals.
"I believe that we should have a much greater focus on a second language. . .In fact my view is it should be mandatory."
She then goes on to specifically mention Mandarin, Japanese, and Indonesianas possible languages of focus.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/asian-language-should-be-mandatory-for-australian-schoolchildren-julie-bishop-says/story-e6frfku0-1226207239286
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