[lg policy] Australian politician Bishop: Asian languages are a must

[Harold Schiffman]

Australian politician Bishop: Asian languages are a must


Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia Julie Bishop talks about her
language policy goals.

"I believe that we should have a much greater focus on a second language. . .
In fact my view is it should be mandatory."

She then goes on to specifically mention Mandarin, Japanese, and Indonesian
as possible languages of focus.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/asian-language-should-be-
mandatory-for-australian-schoolchildren-julie-bishop-says/story-e6frfku0-
1226207239286

http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-4905.html

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