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[Gord]

[Ilsanman]

I'd like to improve my french for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that it is one of my country's official languages. I won't waste my time, however. I won't get any oportunities to use it unless I move, and I will lose it.

Here in KOrea, I can easily use Korean all the time, and when I go home, maybe I can make a Korean friend in my hometown.

I agree with Gord, for the first time. It should be a choice, and there should be at least 2 choices.

[mithridates]

I think there are two ways (two good ways) to go about bilingualism. One is to go all-out, to make everything as bilingual as possible. Spend a huge amount of money to make lessons in both English and French (so Math class would be in English sometimes, French others. French class would be a reinforcement for that). That would likely create a huge backlash but if a government could ride that out for a while it might show results. This would make a country with a French/English base, and then other languages would come into play around Jr. High and High school. That would require a charismatic Prime Minister more than anything else. It could also be spurred along by incentives for immigrants from French countries to settle in English provinces, and the other way around.

The other way is Gord's way, leaving everybody the choice to learn whatever second language they want, be it French, Japanese, Chinese, or whatever. This is easier on the budget and might be the safer way, but I'm not sure which one I prefer.