[lg policy] Edling Digest, Vol 48, Issue 10

Wed Sep 21 14:21:48 UTC 2011

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Today's Topics:

  1. Mandarin lessons to become compulsory in Pakistan (Francis Hult)
  2. New Zealand: Hindi teaching curriculum proposed (Francis Hult)
  3. China: Overseas students flock to language school (Francis Hult)
  4. US spy agencies 'struggle with post-9/11 languages' (Francis Hult)
  5. California English Proficiency Test 'Almost Guarantees'
     English Learner Classification (Francis Hult)
  6. Kenya: Deaf need equal access to education (Francis Hult)

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Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:21:56 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Mandarin lessons to become compulsory in Pakistan
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The Telegraph

Mandarin lessons to become compulsory in Pakistan

Lessons in Mandarin could become compulsory for schoolchildren in
parts of Pakistan under ambitious plans to capitalise on the growing
influence of Chinese companies.

Full story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/8776353/Mandarin-lessons-to-become-compulsory-in-Pakistan.html

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Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:23:49 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] New Zealand: Hindi teaching curriculum proposed
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Indian Weekender

Hindi teaching curriculum proposed

An interim institution will be set up in New Zealand to look at the
development of Hindi curriculum document for the teaching of the
language in mainstream schools.

Full story:

http://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/32/2664/Courses/Hindi-teaching-curriculum-proposed

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Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:27:06 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] China: Overseas students flock to language school
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China Daily

Overseas students flock to language school

Adam Daniel Breuer-Zehevi is always motivated to get to his Chinese
literature class on time.

"I have a business plan in Beijing, and Chinese language study is my
final preparation before I open my translation company next year," the
28-year-old said.

Wearing a red shirt and jeans, Breuer-Zehevi looks like a typical
foreign student at the School of Chinese Language and Literature under
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU).

Full story:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-09/20/content_13738114.htm

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Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:28:16 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] US spy agencies 'struggle with post-9/11 languages'
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The Telegraph

US spy agencies 'struggle with post-9/11 languages'

Despite intense focus on Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East in
the last decade, U.S. spy agencies are still lacking in language
skills needed to talk to locals, translate intercepted intelligence
and analyse data, according to top intelligence officials.

Full story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/september-11-attacks/8775550/US-spy-agencies-struggle-with-post-911-languages.html

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Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:31:59 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] California English Proficiency Test 'Almost
       Guarantees'     English Learner Classification
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Huffington Post

California English Proficiency Test 'Almost Guarantees' English
Learner Classification, Study Shows

Taking the California English Language Development Test "almost
guarantees" a student will be classified as an English learner, the
University of California, Berekely's Center for Latino Policy
Research, study reports. Just 12 percent of kindergarten students who
took the CELDT in the 2009-2010 school year were considered English
language proficient, misidentifying the many others as English
learners, according to the study.

Full story:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/19/california-english-profic_n_970582.html

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Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:33:38 -0500
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Kenya: Deaf need equal access to education
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Capital FM News

The deaf need equal access to education, Kenya told

Kenya on Monday joined the rest of the world in marking the
International Deaf Awareness week with a special call to the
government to facilitate access to education by the deaf.

An official with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights,
Bernard Mwongesa, urged the government to improve the provision of
sign language in local schools to facilitate learning for those who
are hard of hearing.

Full story:

http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2011/09/19/the-deaf-need-equal-access-to-education-kenya-told/

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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