Re: 15% of Filipinos functionally illiterate

I think the point is that outside of the Philippines Tagalog is functionally
a dead language. Let any child learn any work of art, or book, or research
in Tagalog and what you end up with is a learned adult that can't
communicate about his/her knowledge outside of their native country. All
major treatises used to be written in French. Now it is in English. That's
the way of the world. I didn't start it, but I certainly recognize it
exists. Those who expect that Tagalog will become a world leading language
would better spend their time waiting for horses to become the dominant
means of transportation once again.

"Englis po lamang" Pigette


"Sylvia Knörr" <sylvia.knoerr_NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Cheeze" <csmarasigan@xxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>>TheChosenPig wrote:
>>> Sylvia Knörr wrote:
>
>>> > Does that mean that Hamlet wasn´t translated in Filipino yet? Which
> works of
>>> > international literature (aside from the Bible) do you have in
> Filipino?
>
>>> It's a useless exercise for an English speaking people. Any Pinoy who
>>> can read Filipino can read English works.
>
> Makes sense. I envy Filipinos for growing up with English as a second
> language. I still have a hard time reading certain English books
> (scientific
> ones, or technical manuals for instance).
>
>>> > Translating Song Lyrics Piggy
>
>>> TranslatingTheCompleteWorksOfHughHeffner Pig
>
>>Nevertheless its fun to make translations. Its also a test how well
>>you understand the nuances of both languages.
>
>
> Exactly. And while you do it, you start to dive into the world of a
> different culture. Every translation is a little exploration trip on
> foreign
> ground.
>
> Discovery Piggy
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