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Mervyn Lobo <[email protected]> writes:
The?invigilator, a fellow Goan of Tanzania, told me to make sure I ticked
the box saying English is my native language. I was surprised at the time.?
The invigilator, who will be reading this, requested me to do so as she
knew what the results would be. I scored either 98% or 99% on that test.
Comment:
I had to take the TOEFL as well , when I applied for Graduate School many many
years ago.
At the time I found that my good knowledge of Portuguese and associated Romance
languages gave me a leg up.
The test was a piece of cake. The results were comparable to Mervyn's.
I do not believe Konkani as a language had anything to do with it, other than
the fact that in Goa most Konkani speakers grow up to be polyglots.
As far as the ongoing discussion (Foo will teach our children?) it is well
known that the English language is a "live " language , is evolving, and is
full
of words and idioms absorbed from other languages.
A recent piece in Time magazine pointed out that there will be in a few years
more speakers of Hinglish and Chinglish than "English".
Even if we stipulate that the teaching of English in Goa is not up to levels
desired by Selma, it must be agreed that the knowledge of Hinglish is
sufficient
for access to the world wide web and for engaging in general discussions with
other English speakers. And given the polyglot advantage, Goan kids will
continue to ace all language tests, if needed.
Of course you can still expect some to complain: "Why are they saying all those
bad things in front of my back?"
E.
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