{"id":4049,"date":"2013-06-09T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eltweekly.com\/elt-newsletter\/?p=4049"},"modified":"2013-06-09T10:00:47","modified_gmt":"2013-06-09T10:00:47","slug":"vol-5-issue-20-news-war-of-words-france-debates-teaching-courses-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=4049","title":{"rendered":"Vol. 5 Issue 20 \u2013 News: War Of Words: France Debates Teaching Courses In English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #ff0000; text-align: center;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#20 | June 10, 2013 |\u00a0<strong>ISSN 0975-3036<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NPR has published a news article regarding the demonstrations in Paris against\u00a0teaching university courses in English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eleanor Beardsley says, &#8220;Will teaching in English at France&#8217;s universities undermine the French language? That&#8217;s up for debate in the country now, and the argument is heated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The lower house of parliament approved a measure Thursday that would allow courses to be taught in English, something that is currently against the law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Those in favor of the proposal say it will attract more international students and improve English language skills of French students. But opponents say the move will only impoverish and marginalize the country&#8217;s tongue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the National Assembly this week, Genevieve Fioraso, the minister for higher education, explained why she believes universities need to start teaching English.<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;We need to be able to welcome students from emerging countries like Korea, India and Brazil, to study science, economics and technology,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And they don&#8217;t come to France now because of the language barrier.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the other side of the fight, parliamentarian Daniel Fasquelle tried to shock his colleagues by speaking English&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2013\/05\/25\/186540645\/war-of-words-france-debates-teaching-courses-in-english\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read the full 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