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Decline in French Language Skills Worry Academics in Madagascar
In the former French colony of Madagascar, the French language continues to play an important role in education, particularly at university level. French and Malagasy are the official languages in the Indian Ocean Island.
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Nous twitterons: The French language is getting battered by social media. (The Economist)
Aug 10th 2013 | PARIS | AURELIE FILIPPETTI, the French minister for culture, had to retract a tweet this week after making a glaring spelling mistake. As she is the official guardian of the French language, this was more than a bit embarrassing. Twitter’s spontaneity invites carelessness; and the minister duly blamed a sloppy aide. But for linguistic […]