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2005-08-03 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Jan 2005-08-03 18:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 You'll note that their libraries would never *dream* of offering free English-language and American culture classes from basic to advanced. First of all, few hispanics are schooled to understand how a library works, unlike in English language schools where children have it explained to them. A library would be a natural for teaching English. It could expose them to all sorts of fine literature, non-fiction and fiction. Right there is a huge assortment for all skill levels, and full of people who are both bilingual and speak native English. Think of how fast Spanish speakers would learn English if they could spend 3 hours a night six nights a week in intensive learning?

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-08-03 20:35|| 2005-08-03 20:35|| Front Page Top

#2 How fast? Six months for basic proficiency, four months for language adepts. Beyond that they could start working on GED-type skills, so that they'd be employable in English-intensive jobs like McDonalds, not just cleaning and gardening.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-03 22:12|| 2005-08-03 22:12|| Front Page Top

#3 The Denver Public School's have had a bilingual program for many years. Instead of teaching English they teach the kids in Spanish, setting them up to fail, not being able to get higher end jobs. Even the kids that have been born and raised here, many of them still don't understand or speak English. Nor do they seem interested in learning, which is very sad.

In the Denver Public Libraries they have found explicit books in the Spanish language.

'Novelas' in Denver public libraries - Spanish language porn
"Novela" is the name sometimes given to Spanish language pornographic comic books. These novellas have been brought into Denver Public Libraries, presumably at taxpayer expense, to replace English language books. These Novellas are pornographic and reflect serious violence against women.

Posted by Jan 2005-08-03 22:42|| 2005-08-03 22:42|| Front Page Top

#4 jan...we used to call it "monolingual" education, since the "bi" part of it just wasn't happening.

Posted by 2b 2005-08-03 22:48|| 2005-08-03 22:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Bilingual = unable to speak English.

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