Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/24
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Well here in Cedar Rapids, Kennedy High School teaches French, German,
Spanish, Italian, and Japanese. All are heavily attended.
Gene
Frank Dernie
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11/22/2003 02:26 AM
Please respond to
leica-users
I was more interested to know how widespread the teaching of second
languages is, and which is the usual language chosen. I don't think it
counts as a second language if it is because of a large immigrant
population in a particular area. Where I live it is mandatory to learn
at least one second language, usually French, Spanish or German - it
actually seems to be more dependant on teacher availability than parent
choice.
Frank
On Friday, November 21, 2003, at 06:47 pm, Don Dory wrote:
> Frank,
> I don't know about where you live, but in a rather large triangle
> running from Corsicana to someplace south and west of San Antonio there
> is a whole lot of German spoken. In fact, if you can get along in
> German or Spanish you wouldn't need any English at all. Likewise, in a
> broad swath of the upper Midwest, Danish and Swedish will do just fine.
>
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Frank
> Dernie
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 12:07 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Leica] Proposed visit to Solms
>
> How many people in a small town in the USA would you expect to speak
> German? Is it widely taught?
>
>
> On Thursday, November 20, 2003, at 08:50 pm, Sonny Carter wrote:
>
>> Jerry wrote:
>>
>> JL> Whaaaat? When I visited Leitz at Wetzlar many years ago, half
>> JL> the office people spoke English!
>>
>> JL> Jerry
>>
>> Leica moved to Solms several years ago. It is a small town not far
>
>> from Wetzlar. Last time I visited, the tour was mainly in German,
>> because I could follow it. Others on the tour were from Adox and
>> spoke no English at all. I was surprised, in fact at how many
>> people, especially in the service trades do not speak English.
>>
>> When I lived in Wetzlar in the late fifties, many people spoke
>> English. I was told that the reunification brought a number of people
>
>> to that region who had never learned English.
>>
>> By the way, while you are in Solms, an interesting place to have lunch
>
>> is at the Castle in Braunfels. As you are leaving Solms, turn right
>> and go up the hill a short ways and you'll see the charming town.
>>
>> http://www.sonc.com/castle.htm
>>
>> SonC
>> http://www.sonc.com
>>
>>
>>
>> Natchitoches, LA USA
>>
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