Asian language should be mandatory for Australian schoolchildren, Julie Bishop s

[LOLs99]

lerning some italian now, soon french..
well, my aim is to learn 10 languages before graduate from uni.
I will learn 6 asian language, 2 other +many others..
can speak canto,chinese,hakka,indonesian,malay,english,jap,italian(just started)
soon will invest my time into learning korean+french

WOW, and I stuggle enough with english, AND I'M AUSSIE!

Well, do you read newspaper everyday instead of just speaking the language?
I do always read through the newspaper for different language and hence easily
to grab any languages including italian.

[LOLs99]

You sir are a legend.

Haha not really, but i do proud of myself which
I can speak 6 fluently..the rest are pretty average..still screw up tho
 the students I saw at most
can only speak three languages..
Btw thanks!

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lerning some italian now, soon french..
well, my aim is to learn 10 languages before graduate from uni.
I will learn 6 asian language, 2 other +many others..
can speak canto,chinese,hakka,indonesian,malay,english,jap,italian(just started)
soon will invest my time into learning korean+french

WOW, and I stuggle enough with english, AND I'M AUSSIE!

Well, do you read newspaper everyday instead of just speaking the language?
I do always read through the newspaper for different language and hence easily
to grab any languages including italian.

Well I used to every morning but haven't had the time lately, and now our newspaper subscription was cancelled. I'm just not a linguistically oriented person. Numbers make more sense to me. Really we probably should be learning another language (i.e. make it compulsary) but the way the learning a language is viewed by a lot of students needs to be changed, otherwise as said above there is no point as they don't try.

[LOLs99]

Yeah, no point forcing someone to study asian language if they are not interested even though I'm doing it.
Actually one thing good is if you meet these people form other country , you can speak to them (alhtough not fluent) confidently, instead of going to get a tranlsator which will really be awkward..I hope I can learn like every country languages before 60 so I might get a world language award and was included in the history after years and years.ahaha

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I was forced to learn Italian for 5 years, from those many years of classes I did not remember a single word from the language. Those that do not have an interest will simply not learn, and you really can't insight an interest in something like a second language.

Rubbish. Why don't they focus on reforming VCE English? Most year 12 graduates cannot even spell properly or write coherent sentences.

That's why most people from overseas can pick up languages easily. They are taught how to learn languages properly. Here, kids are thrown in the deep end and told to regurgitate essay after essay which literally has no real meaning to the student.

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[LOLs99]

Well, yeah..Humans have the right to choose what they want.

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Yes, of course. Interest in fundamental in learning.

But, learning languages may lessen the amount of racism and lack of understanding of other culture, hence reducing a society of fear, which is a good thing.

Also, isn't knowing and understanding another languages beneficial to finding a job easily?

s.

[LOLs99]

Ohh, yeah agree with s...
I can get a job anywhere since I know so many different lang.

[LOLs99]

Since you wouldn't want to stay in a country for your whole life and didn't really wanna travel around the world

[MJRomeo81]

Btw u from mpsc?

Yeah Just finished year 12

[LOLs99]

Btw u from mpsc?

Yeah Just finished year 12

Good luck wif ur ATAR, buddy..!!
It will be AWESOME if you got 99+ for your school.