[lg policy] Kurdish lessons leave Iraqi Arabs cold

[Harold Schiffman]

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


Asia Times



Kurdish lessons leave Iraqi Arabs cold



While Kurdish students no longer pay the same attention to Arabic,
young Arabs in Baghdad continue their neglect of Kurdish. Amir, the
teenager, said plenty of his peers take extra lessons in English or
Arabic - but he knows of no one studying Kurdish.

Salam Abd al-Wahid, a teacher of Arabic in Baghdad's Shaab district,
said Kurdish language classes are not viewed as important because
ministry examinations in them are not compulsory.

"We barely have any rapport with our colleagues who teach Kurdish
because they have far fewer classes and are rarely around," he said.

However, the government insists it takes seriously the task of
teaching Arab students Kurdish.



Full story:

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KJ02Ak01.html




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