Forwarded From: <a href="mailto:edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu">edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br> <br>
<br>
<br>
Today's Topics:<br>
<br>
1. IRL: Walsh urges halving Irish language budget (Francis Hult)<br>
2. Korean Language Learning Grows In Popularity in Southeast<br>
Asia (Francis Hult)<br>
3. Thailand: Plan to make English 2nd language vetoed (Francis Hult)<br>
4. Education reforms anger Tibetans (Francis Hult)<br>
5. UK: Study reveals common gaffes when using a foreign language<br>
(Francis Hult)<br>
6. US: Michigan's tribal language bill allows uncertified Native<br>
speakers to teach (Francis Hult)<br>
7. Now, TOEFL junior will test your kids' English knowledge<br>
(Francis Hult)<br>
8. India's 'untouchables' to build temple to 'Goddess of the<br>
English language' (Francis Hult)<br>
<br>
<br>
----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
<br>
Message: 1<br>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:55:12 -0500<br>
From: "Francis Hult" <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@utsa.edu">francis.hult@utsa.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] IRL: Walsh urges halving Irish language budget<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu">edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>><br>
Message-ID:<br>
<<a href="mailto:A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7BAF@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET">A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7BAF@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET</a>><br>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>
<br>
Irish Independent<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Walsh urges halving Irish language budget<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
The amount of time spent teaching Irish in schools should be slashed and 'smart economy' subjects such as maths, science or even Chinese should be taught instead, according to an influential educator.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Full story:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/walsh-urges-halving-irish-language-budget-2382982.html" target="_blank">http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/walsh-urges-halving-irish-language-budget-2382982.html</a><br>
<br>
-------------- next part --------------<br>
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>
URL: <a href="https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101019/2c74fe47/attachment.html" target="_blank">https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101019/2c74fe47/attachment.html</a><br>
<br>
------------------------------<br>
<br>
Message: 2<br>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:46:22 -0500<br>
From: "Francis Hult" <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@utsa.edu">francis.hult@utsa.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] Korean Language Learning Grows In Popularity in<br>
Southeast Asia<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu">edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>><br>
Message-ID:<br>
<<a href="mailto:A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C01@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET">A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C01@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET</a>><br>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>
<br>
Arirang<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Korean Language Learning Grows In Popularity in Southeast Asia<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
The popularity of learning Korean seems to be growing in Southeast Asia as nearly 30-thousand people in Vietnam have taken the Korean language proficiency exam in 2010 to test and improve their Korean language skills.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Full story:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=108153&code=Ne2&category=2" target="_blank">http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=108153&code=Ne2&category=2</a><br>
<br>
-------------- next part --------------<br>
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>
URL: <a href="https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101021/9c8239ab/attachment.html" target="_blank">https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101021/9c8239ab/attachment.html</a><br>
<br>
------------------------------<br>
<br>
Message: 3<br>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:49:09 -0500<br>
From: "Francis Hult" <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@utsa.edu">francis.hult@utsa.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] Thailand: Plan to make English 2nd language vetoed<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu">edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>><br>
Message-ID:<br>
<<a href="mailto:A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C02@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET">A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C02@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET</a>><br>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>
<br>
Bangkok Post<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Plan to make English 2nd language vetoed<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
The Education Ministry has scrapped a plan to make English the country's second language, saying it could lead to misunderstandings that Thailand had been colonised in the past.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
The ministry will make English the main foreign language instead of the second official language, Education Minister Chinnaworn Boonyakiat said yesterday.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Full story:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/202224/plan-to-make-english-2nd-language-vetoed" target="_blank">http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/202224/plan-to-make-english-2nd-language-vetoed</a><br>
<br>
-------------- next part --------------<br>
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>
URL: <a href="https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101021/7c3f117f/attachment.html" target="_blank">https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101021/7c3f117f/attachment.html</a><br>
<br>
------------------------------<br>
<br>
Message: 4<br>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:00:12 -0500<br>
From: "Francis Hult" <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@utsa.edu">francis.hult@utsa.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] Education reforms anger Tibetans<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu">edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>><br>
Message-ID:<br>
<<a href="mailto:A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C79@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET">A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C79@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET</a>><br>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>
<br>
BBC News<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Education reforms anger Tibetans<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Around dawn last Friday a message was passed around the dormitories of Tibetan students at the Central University of Nationalities in Beijing.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
They were asked to join a demonstration planned for later that day to complain at plans that could downgrade the use of Tibetan in schools.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Full story:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11634364" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11634364</a><br>
<br>
-------------- next part --------------<br>
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>
URL: <a href="https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101027/e894c5b5/attachment.html" target="_blank">https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101027/e894c5b5/attachment.html</a><br>
<br>
------------------------------<br>
<br>
Message: 5<br>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:02:21 -0500<br>
From: "Francis Hult" <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@utsa.edu">francis.hult@utsa.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] UK: Study reveals common gaffes when using a foreign<br>
language<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu">edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>><br>
Message-ID:<br>
<<a href="mailto:A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C7A@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET">A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C7A@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET</a>><br>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>
<br>
Telegraph<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Study reveals common gaffes when using a foreign language<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Calling Greek locals a "squid", asking for a "condom" at the breakfast table, and declaring yourself "pregnant" to a French waiter are among the most common mistakes made by Britons attempting to speak a foreign language while abroad.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Full story:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/weird-wide-world/8087500/Study-reveals-common-gaffes-when-using-a-foreign-language.html" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/weird-wide-world/8087500/Study-reveals-common-gaffes-when-using-a-foreign-language.html</a><br>
<br>
-------------- next part --------------<br>
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>
URL: <a href="https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101027/79517a70/attachment.html" target="_blank">https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101027/79517a70/attachment.html</a><br>
<br>
------------------------------<br>
<br>
Message: 6<br>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:03:56 -0500<br>
From: "Francis Hult" <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@utsa.edu">francis.hult@utsa.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] US: Michigan's tribal language bill allows<br>
uncertified Native speakers to teach<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu">edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>><br>
Message-ID:<br>
<<a href="mailto:A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C7B@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET">A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C7B@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET</a>><br>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>
<br>
Indian Country Today<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Michigan's tribal language bill allows uncertified Native speakers to teach<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
The Michigan legislature has taken a commonsense approach to the teaching of Native languages in the state's public schools.<br>
<br>
As of Sept. 30, public school students will get foreign language credits for succeeding in Native American language and culture classes taught by tribal elders and other Native language speakers who are not state-certified teachers.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Full story:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/greatlakes/Michigans-tribal-language-bill-allows-uncertified-Native-speakers-to-teach-105534333.html" target="_blank">http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/greatlakes/Michigans-tribal-language-bill-allows-uncertified-Native-speakers-to-teach-105534333.html</a><br>
<br>
-------------- next part --------------<br>
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>
URL: <a href="https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101027/de47ba83/attachment.html" target="_blank">https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101027/de47ba83/attachment.html</a><br>
<br>
------------------------------<br>
<br>
Message: 7<br>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:05:44 -0500<br>
From: "Francis Hult" <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@utsa.edu">francis.hult@utsa.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] Now, TOEFL junior will test your kids' English<br>
knowledge<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu">edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>><br>
Message-ID:<br>
<<a href="mailto:A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C7C@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET">A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C7C@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET</a>><br>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>
<br>
Daily News & Analysis<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Now, Toefl junior will test your kids' English knowledge<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
The Educational Testing Service (ETS), the creator of the Toefl (Test of English as a foreign language), has developed a junior version to guide English learning of middle school students.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Full story:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report_now-toefl-junior-will-test-your-kids-english-knowledge_1458371" target="_blank">http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report_now-toefl-junior-will-test-your-kids-english-knowledge_1458371</a><br>
<br>
-------------- next part --------------<br>
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>
URL: <a href="https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101027/caebd900/attachment.html" target="_blank">https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101027/caebd900/attachment.html</a><br>
<br>
------------------------------<br>
<br>
Message: 8<br>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:16:28 -0500<br>
From: "Francis Hult" <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@utsa.edu">francis.hult@utsa.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Edling] India's 'untouchables' to build temple to 'Goddess<br>
of the English language'<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu">edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu</a>><br>
Message-ID:<br>
<<a href="mailto:A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C9C@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET">A9B2E1D7E2CAE34FB088BEFC63241A4BCC7C9C@diamonddt.UTSARR.NET</a>><br>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>
<br>
Telegraph<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
India's 'untouchables' to build temple to 'Goddess of the English language'<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Leaders of India's low-caste Dalits are to celebrate the opening of a temple shaped like a desktop computer to inspire "untouchable" children to improve their prospects in life by learning English.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Full story:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8090491/Indias-untouchables-to-build-temple-to-Goddess-of-the-English-language.html" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8090491/Indias-untouchables-to-build-temple-to-Goddess-of-the-English-language.html</a><br>
<br>
-------------- next part --------------<br>
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>
URL: <a href="https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101028/fafb97a4/attachment.html" target="_blank">https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/private/edling/attachments/20101028/fafb97a4/attachment.html</a><br>
<br>
------------------------------<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
End of Edling Digest, Vol 37, Issue 9<br>
*************************************<br>
</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>
University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br>
<a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------<br>