Modern languages in primary schools cut

[Aubrey_Plover]

since when did Poland and Bulgaria become french speaking countries ?

Ahem, they were quite Francophile up to 1814. Maybe the map(s) come from CNN (heheheh.)

[jman0war]

since when did Poland and Bulgaria become french speaking countries ?

Maybe they meant Switzerland?

[Partizan]

Stop teaching dying/uninational languages like French and German. Reskill the teacher to teach
a. Spanish
b. Chinese
c. Arabic possibly!

Half the pop of US speak Spanish. Most of Latin aMerica too.
Chineses - 1 billion plus customers.
Yet we continue to teach French ( a language that less people speak internationally given the break up of their colonies)
and German - how many countries speak German again....eh...one?

Yet these are slavishly promoted!!

Business into the future - Chinese and Spanish

And Arabic, if we really want to become pals with the Oil Rich countries too!!

Modern European Languages should be introduced to kids in Primary. First of all, the teaching of Irish should be completley revamped in a way that it be taught as a spoken language. Emphasis on grammar and spoken conversational level instead of poetry and prose, learning from verse.

From 5th class, Latin and French to be introduced. Latin installs a great foundation as a building block for learning modern European languages in particular the Romantic languages as they all eminate from Latin, e.g. French, Italian, Spanish.

Dump religious instruction entirely from the cirriculum both Primary and Secondary.

In early Secondary level, (1-Junior Cert) it should be made compulsory along with Irish to do two of the following modern languages: French, German, Spanish, Chinese Mandarin, Russian.


Fourth Year revamped with heavy emphasis on work placement/training. IT skills given.


5-6th Year - Irish to remain but as optional. Student is given option of dropping Irish continuing to focus his choice on whatever languages he took in early Secondary level.

[Oldboy]

I love the 'put Mandarin on the curriculum' brigade.

You'd have some craic drilling Chinese characters into disinterested fifth years, not even to mention the non existant pool of Mandarin proficient teachers in Ireland.

German is, and will very likely remain one of the most important languages an ambitious young Irish person should learn.

"If I'm selling to you, I speak your language. If I'm buying, dann müssen Sie Deutsch sprechen."

- Herr Willy Brandt.

[greenjerseyman]

They cut modern languages, and continue wasting time and money on Irish!

Will we ever get people in government with enough vision to see beyond the parish pump and local hall.

This crowd are an embarrassment.

Bring back Fianna Fail!!

When will people realise that they that the whole lot of them are a complete embarrassment and a shower of gombeens den cead scoth.
Also remember that you voted them in for a change ha ha ha ha
YES WE CAN, YES WE CAN, YES WE CAN