Serious_Fun
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 Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:56 am Post subject: U.S. retiree's bilingual school wins hearts in Mexico |
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An interesting article re: an expat's school in Mexico:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mexschool2apr02,0,4902613.story?coll=la-home-headlines
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There are few developing nations with more to gain by teaching its citizens English. About 85% of Mexico's exports go to the U.S. Americans and Canadians comprise the majority of its international visitors. More than 400,000 Mexicans migrate illegally to the U.S. each year in search of work. The money these expatriates send home � $23 billion last year alone � is a pillar of Mexico's economy.
But while Latin nations such as Costa Rica and Chile have seized on English fluency as a key to their global competitiveness, Mexico has done little to prepare its youngsters. The state requires just three hours a week of English instruction for three years during Mexico's equivalent of junior high school, often by teachers who don't speak the language well. |
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