[lg policy] Texas: Content about Language policy: Second language undervalued as professional asset

[Harold Schiffman]

Content about Language policy
October 23, 2011
Second language undervalued as professional asset


In front of an expectant audience, Mikhail Gorbachev participated in a
public interview in the Lyndon B. Johnson Auditorium on Tuesday with
his handy, fast-paced Russian translator by his side. The presence of
his translator initially surprised many people who had expected him to
speak in English, but the issue of bilingualism is far from a trivial
observation. If the translation had not been made available,
Gorbachev’s influence would have been limited to a very specific
audience of Russian speakers instead of the diverse audience he was
able to address.

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/topics/Language%20policy

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