Friday, May 24, 2013

France approves English language classes...

France's lower parliament has approved a proposal to allow universities to teach some classes in English, despite claims that it could turn French into a "dead language".

Article 2 of a new law on higher education and research relaxes a 1994 "Toubon" law, which stipulated that French must be used in universities and all but banned lessons in another language and visits from foreign guest teachers.

Education unions had called a strike on Wednesday in protest at the measure, but few teachers and researchers took part.

 Geneviève Fioraso, the minister for higher education, said she was "delighted" the article had been approved, saying the criticism of the proposed law was more "posturing" than conviction and had given France, "the land of universality and Enlightenment, a narrow-minded image". Full story...

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