Saturday, October 24, 2009

Who thinks Polish will soon be taught as part ...?

of the school cirriculum ?? My daughter attends college and she says there are around 28 Poles in her class who are struggling with communication .It is an entry to further education course . I mean we have been flooded with Polish folks lately , i am NOT complaining !! Just saying watch this space for learning Polish in school ... what do you think ?

Who thinks Polish will soon be taught as part ...?
I think as the UK becomes more reflective of wider european society we will see a larger choice of languages available. When I was at school it was only french and german, but I think a wider range of european languages should be taught from an early age. I think it would help stimulate educational achievements and development from an early age, and will enable young people growing up in the UK today to work not only in a wider variety of jobs, but countries also. It is quite embarrasing that there are more non-british europeans who can speak english, than british europeans who can speak a language other than english!
Reply:In our school the children already learn both English and Welsh in an attempt to keep the language alive


They learn of other countries too, their cultures and traditions


I can't see them having to learn Polish though


We never learnt Hindi when all the Indians came to Britain in the 80s and 90s


And we never learnt any African language when they all came over in the 60s I think you are worrying too much


Britain, like many other generous countries, will always have their influxes of foreign nationals coming in.


English remains the language of business worldwide and unless this changes, I can't see the powers that be pressuring our children to learn any other foreign language
Reply:ooooooooohhhhhhhh dear i ve got real mixed opinions about this question, it could be worse- we could all learn persian or iraqi or whatever but the poles are eating his country alive at the minute.
Reply:hmm i think its a great chance to learn this language. i was staying in poland for 4 months and learned a bit of polish...its a hard language but very usefull in some areas


i would say, if your daughter has the chance to learn it, do it cause it can be useful in the future
Reply:hmm - its depressing
Reply:On my side of the pond--it is Spanish.I am one of the few Americans who does not have a problem with children getting a bilingual education.I think it enriches the learning experience.
Reply:where do you live?
Reply:Its not likely for public schools. There are no plans for an AP test. There are many Polish-English private schools in cities.
Reply:Why not? There is no real reason why German and French should be the only standard languages. Why shouldn't our children be given the opportunity to learn different languages?
Reply:I am almost half polish,and studied Polish for a short time in grammar school,wish I would have paid more attention though.


Learning a different language definitely has its advantages,and people who say "learn English",don't even know the language well enough themselves to be so pious.
Reply:Better they learn English.



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