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This could also be framed as a failure of the educational system.
by marginalia_nu 4y ago
This could also be framed as a failure of the educational system.
- klyrs 4y agohttps://www.dw.com/en/millions-of-germans-have-trouble-reading-and-writing/a-48633267 https://www.dw.com/en/millions-of-germans-have-trouble-readi... Roughly half of the illiteracy rate in Germany is due to migrants who are not native German speakers. Framing this as a failure of the educational system would be rather ignorant, as that's at most half of the problem.
- marginalia_nu 4y agoI'd think it would be a priority to educate immigrants to a level where they're able to be self-sufficient as well.
- gus_massa 4y agoIlliteracy in that article means illiteracy in German or illiteracy in their native language? Also... > More than 6 million adults in Germany struggle to read and write simple texts in German, a new study has found. Can they read enough to navigate some menus in German?