tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025892912300294385.post4602494907838394366..comments2023-10-29T11:23:46.669+00:00Comments on LLAS News Blog: French is a useless language: learn Arabic and Mandarin instead says former ministerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025892912300294385.post-80975398642085759152011-07-07T10:27:55.384+01:002011-07-07T10:27:55.384+01:00"It is time to move forward and discuss the s..."It is time to move forward and discuss the subject of a common international language, taught worldwide, in all schools and in all nations. As a native English speaker, my vote is for Esperanto."<br /><br />That's idiotic. It should be a real language that millions already know. English is the only choice.Retnannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3025892912300294385.post-66631763974575436472010-06-18T00:02:22.602+01:002010-06-18T00:02:22.602+01:00Chris Bryant raises the question on which language...Chris Bryant raises the question on which language should be taught in British schools.<br /><br />I see that President Obama wants everyone to learn another language, however which one should it be? <br /><br />The British learn French, the Australians study Japanese, and the Americans prefer Spanish. Yet this leaves Russian, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic, out of the equation.<br /><br />It is time to move forward and discuss the subject of a common international language, taught worldwide, in all schools and in all nations. As a native English speaker, my vote is for Esperanto.<br /><br />Please look at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670. A glimpse of Esperanto can be seen at http://www.lernu.netBrian Barkerhttp://www.esperantolobby.netnoreply@blogger.com