On Sat, May 03, 2008 at 05:42:55PM +0530, ss wrote: > If you were to tell me that the Chinese approach too is ad hoc, it would be > different from what I think. To me the Chinese approach seems deliberate and > planned, the Indian approach ad hoc.
but shiv, isn't that true of everything, not just learning foreign languages? and at least partly the difference between a chaotic democracy and an autocracy? look at chinese roads... telecoms... the airports... the ability to construct huge dams (or an "old city centre") with no questions asked... otoh it is true that in new york (and even brussels) you have nannies chosen for their good mandarin and primary schools that teach mandarin, to give kids a head start. but that's ad hoc, just happens to work in favour of learning chinese. -rishab
