Learning Tibetan language no longer a privilege for a few

[Harold Schiffman]

  Forwarded  From:   edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


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Learning Tibetan language no longer a privilege for a few



Half a century ago learning the Tibetan language was a privilege
reserved for a only few Tibetan children. But now, almost every child
enrolled in the region's primary schools learns to read and write in
the local language.



In addition, with the social and economic development of the region,
English has gradually become another important course taught in
Tibetan schools.



Full story:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/05/content_11132399.htm





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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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