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> should give up on teaching modern foreign languages badly and just mostly teach Latin, Greek, and Esperanto Why teach Latin, Greek, or Esperanto badly? How d
by ketralnis 11y ago
> should give up on teaching modern foreign languages badly and just mostly teach Latin, Greek, and Esperanto
Why teach Latin, Greek, or Esperanto badly? How does that help?
And if you can solve the "badly" problem, why not teach something that can be used day-to-day?
- panglott 11y agoThat most Americans do not have occasion to speak a language other than English day to day is exactly the reason most of them will not learn another language. The "badly" problem is actually a really huge one.