LL-L "Language learning" 2010.09.14 (01) [EN]

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From: Paul Finlow-Bates <wolf_thunder51 at yahoo.co.uk>

Subject: LL-L "Language learning" 2010.09.13 (01) [EN-NL]



That is amazing! By the same logic, from what they are saying, English also
falls into the "difficult" class, so maybe we should be teaching kids to
read Dutch first?!!



I'm only half joking.  I've always felt that Dutch would be easier for early
learners to grasp than French or German, and although it has far fewer
speakers, I think it would be a "foot in the door" to language learning.  It
would go some way toward breaking down this concrete barrier we seem to have
in the UK when considering other languages.



It would be interesting to know if bilingual British people, notably Welsh
and those from immigrant families, are any better with other languages than
native Anglophones.



Paul

Derby,

England



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