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Naglaing met ti ag-Ilokano ni lakay!
Seriously, there are also many, many Filipinos abroad in countries in Europe, Asia, or Africa who are fluent or have some knowledge of foreign languages and dialects. The fact that many Filipinos are amazed at this guy is an indication that in reforming our education system we have to include in the curriculum foreign languages just like when the Spanish language then was mandatory.
A new generation of Filipinos should be able to speak/write/read [a] language[s] other than Filipino and English — perhaps, one Asian and one European.
A new generation of Filipinos should be able to speak/write/read [a] language[s] other than Filipino and English — perhaps, one Asian and one European.
In the academia, especially in the humanities and social sciences, it is the norm that European (or American) scholars who are supposed to specialize in the study of Asian, Latin American, and African societies, politics, histories, or cultures must also know the language of their respective country/community studies. Technically, one cannot be a 'Latin Americanist' without knowing Spanish, or a 'Sinologist' (China specialist) without understanding Chinese.
In Asian studies conferences, for instance, we could meet European scholars who can even teach and write in Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, etc. This, it seems to me, is not yet being observed in Philippine universities — and thus must be considered in any reform efforts in the humanities and social sciences.
In Asian studies conferences, for instance, we could meet European scholars who can even teach and write in Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, etc. This, it seems to me, is not yet being observed in Philippine universities — and thus must be considered in any reform efforts in the humanities and social sciences.
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