jxedwards Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 It will be interesting to know if this will in fact 'work'.M. Darcos starting to initiate Sarko's reform's?I was not aware of M Chirac 'storming' out of a summit.Watch this space.....!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7594910.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkkent Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 [quote user="jxedwards"]I was not aware of M Chirac 'storming' out of a summit.[/quote]It was widely reported at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Oh yeah???? English lessons in French classrooms.... same old, same old... pffftt!Xavier Darcos is suggesting that the French should learn English. Great idea, hardly novel.I will believe it when I see it. Someone I know (university lecturer for many years in the UK, TEFL qualifications) offered his services to all the schools/lycées in my area (about 30!), to teach or assist with English teaching. That was a few years ago, just when it was supposed to be compulsory that English be taught in primary schools. Nobody even bothered to reply to his CV and offer. I found that a little odd. Same with me, I have offered to do "soutien scolaire" (voluntarily, and I too have some teaching qualifications) in English, so far, response is total inertia. Weird or what?So, with Mr. Darcos's new plan, who will be teaching English to keen pupils, during the school holidays? We will have to see what happens in reality - all across the board, and not in a few well chosen locations which will look good on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framboise Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Our son's young French friend is really keen to learn english from us. He is not an A1 student either, he had many problems in school but he is an avid student nevertheless so helping him is a pleasure. Even the little lad across the road who is 7 years old likes to use the words and phrases he has learnt in school.I hope the French govt. is more successfull in bringing this about than No.10 was/is in doing the languages thing over there. It will be a great boon to the lazy Anglaises here en France who cannot be bothered to learn the native tongue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 So you don't think it could make the Anglais here (Anglaises is English women) even lazier about learning French: what incentive would that be for them if all French people start miraculously, to speak English?[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 I think the French seem to have issues generally with using languages other than French for business / international affairs etc. I once worked on the audit of a very big multi-national. The edict from the main Board was that all business documents / board papers were to be submitted in English. All areas of the business complied - Portugese, Spanish, German, etc etc - except for the French who resolutely refused. In fact they had one Board paper rejected three times because they insisted in writing it in French. Before anyone says - typical English / Americans expecting everyone to speak their language it was a German multi national and the main board comprised predominantly native Germans.(As an aside - a subsidiary board meeting was arranged in Paris for the same above mentioned MN...with main board members, lawyers, accountants etc flying in specifically for the meeting. An hour after the meeting started - with still no sign of the French someone managed to get hold of them.....they were still having lunch! In the end they arrived so late the meeting was cancelled because the other participants at the meeting had flights to catch etc!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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