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| Contentid | 3326 |
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| Content Type | 1 |
| Title | Monolingual English Speakers Lack Understanding of Global English |
| Body | A University of Melbourne professor spoke recently against English speakers' complacency in their monolingualism, emphasizing that speaking only one language is a distinct disadvantage because it limits opportunities to communicate with non-English speakers and also leads native speakers to find fault with non-natives' language skills. He added that educational planning must incorporate foreign language instruction to combat this. Read the article from The Age (free registration) at: http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/mind-your-language/2005/07/15/1121417114726.html?oneclick=true |
| Source | The Age |
| Inputdate | 2005-07-20 17:11:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2005-07-20 17:11:00 |
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| Publishdate | 2005-07-25 00:00:00 |
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