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Spanish - is it really necessary?
Posted by Spod at 15:25 on Dec 1 2010sometimes I do wonder if a news article is actually true?
Did you read this? (read article)
The Dominican Government is considering stopping teaching Spanish in school to kids in the first 4 grades. Thankfully, it looks like some sensible people have rejected it so far.
For a nation where more than half of the adult population cannot spell even basic words, I would think that MORE Spanish should be taught - not less!
I''ve even read documents from highly educated lawyers with spelling mistakes in, which is rather odd as it means they don't even know how to use the spell-checker.
Even venerable Dominican newspapers make spelling mistakes too, rather more often that they should.
You will often see people confusing the 'v' with a 'b', even in a common word such as 'cerveza' (beer) which I've seen spelt as 'cerbeza', countless times.
So please, in an open plea to the Goverment, do not lessen the teaching of Spanish to kids otherwise the country will become a nation of illiterates, unable even to read the day's newspaper.
or maybe that's the idea?
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Of note;
1. considering stopping teaching
2. first 4 grades
3. it looks like
4. cannot spell even basic words
5. that MORE Spanish should be taught - not less!
6. I''ve even read documents
7. highly educated lawyers
8. lawyers with spelling mistakes in,
9. rather odd as it means
10. don't even know
11. the spell-checker
12. rather more often that they should.
13. I've seen spelt
14. spelt as
15. to kids otherwise
16. unable even to read the day's newspaper
Please take these corrections "with a grain of salt".
I invite all to explain why the above noted are errors.
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