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The love of all things English begins at a young age in non-English-speaking countries, promoted by pop culture, Hollywood movies, fast-food brands, sports events and TV shows.
Later, with English skills and international education qualifications from high school, the path is laid to prestigious international universities in the English-speaking world and employment opportunities at home and abroad.
But those opportunities aren't distributed equally across socioeconomic groups. Global education in English is largely reserved for middle-class students.
This is creating a divide between those inside the global English proficiency ecosystem and those relegated to parts of the education system where such opportunities don't exist.
[...] It's unfortunate so many schools view an English-speaking model as the gold standard and overlook their own local or regional wisdoms. We need to remember that encouraging young people to join a privileged English-speaking élite educated in foreign universities is only one of many possible educational options.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Tuesday August 11 2020, @08:27AM (1 child)
μπλε λάσπη? Modern, I know, but we did have similar back in the day, just less actual experience with naked blue men running at us in battle. Seemed a bit, perverted? Coming from a Greek background. We were all OK with the fighting naked thing, climate permitting. But painting yourself blue? And then the bloody Vikings, what with the Spam, and drinking the urine of horses fed Fly agraic mushrooms. When does that get to be fun?
(for a reference, see Barb's journal on nuking children and other war crimes.)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 11 2020, @02:13PM
You are aware the the Celts were natives of Germania before migrating to that island?
That Island has been conquered by the mainland so many times.
The people that made Stone Henge were conquered by the Picts, then they by the Celts, followed by the Anglish, Saxons, and Normans (these being French-Vikings, you see Normandy was named after the Norse that attacked Paris and were given land for their troubles, the Northland Men became known as Normen).
I am pretty sure that I am missing some (I know at least one other came with the Anglish and the Saxons).