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| Title | Editorial: Long Past Time to Learn the Language |
| Body | From http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2907303 Long past time to learn the language Many problems experienced by expatriates here and elsewhere can be traced to a lack of local language skills. by Tom Coyner July 13, 2009 We see news as it happens, but almost always with real-time commentary by “experts” who share their views, inevitably filtered through the lens of the English language. These opinion leaders rarely have the capacity to read a newspaper in the local language of the areas on which they profess authority. At best, they rely on local contacts who are bilingual in English for a disturbingly large percentage of their understanding. When Western opinion leaders use these contacts, they are basing their perspectives on the views and interpretations of a relatively narrow, elite segment of a foreign nation. Read the full editorial at http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2907303 |
| Source | JoongAng Daily |
| Inputdate | 2009-07-18 06:29:41 |
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| Publishdate | 2009-07-20 00:00:00 |
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