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

[Pavlo Shevelo]

Would you please be more clear in
> This sort of thing affects the quality of our projects in languages
> other than English.
?
I mean what kind of affects (positive/negative) do you mean and what
is the cause "mechanism" between such governmental rulings and quality
of projects in local (national) languages?


On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 1:38 PM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
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