Re: CHAT: Anglification (was Re: My Conlang Museum in Netscapetoo)

At 04:47 02.2.2000 +0100, Thomas R. Wier wrote:

Of course, since almost none of those people will get much of a chance to
use their language skills outside class, the requirements are almost
pointless,
in a strictly practical sense. Nevertheless, the salutary effect on people's
open-mindedness and cultural enrichment by such classes can't be doubted.


I suppose most students choose Spanish as their foreign language exactly to
increase their chances of getting to use their skills.  Is that correct?

Here, of course you can hardly get a job without knowing English -- unless
you want to be a sewage worker, no insult meant to this important line of work!