[Foundation-l] The problem with native languages vs. the lingua franca

[David Gerard]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/world/asia/10iht-malay.html

The Malaysian government has declared that science instruction will be
conducted in Bahasa rather than English. Parents, teachers and
professors are very unhappy because "English is the language of
science."

This sort of thing affects the quality of our projects in languages
other than English.

I'm not sure what to suggest, but it struck me as relevant to language
issues we face.


- d.