The Forrin Podcast 2: Learning your ABC

Episode 2 of the The Forrin Podcast podcast, hosted by Patrick Garratt and Michael Bowden, titled "The Forrin Podcast 2: Learning your ABC" was published on October 16, 2023 and runs 45 minutes.

October 16, 2023 ·45m · The Forrin Podcast

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In this, the second episode of The Forrin Podcast, Pat and Mike discuss the politics behind language. Pat talks about France’s political stance on the subject and how the learning of French is the glue that binds the French identity, its culture and its values together.  Mike compares this to Denmark and how the Danes view language politically. The pair go on to discuss the academic opportunities both countries afford their citizens in respect to learning the language.Finally, Pat and Mike discuss their initial difficulties in learning French and Danish respectively. Links:Repères 2017 : le français langue étrangère, l’apprendre et l’enseigner en France (culture.gouv.fr)Rapport au Parlement sur la langue française (2023)Immigration : contre le «glissement à l’extrême droite» et le «chaos» du gouvernement, le PS prône «l’inclusion»Mixed and edited by Patrick Garratt.Music: Mike Bowden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

In this, the second episode of The Forrin Podcast, Pat and Mike discuss the politics behind language.

Pat talks about France’s political stance on the subject and how the learning of French is the glue that binds the French identity, its culture and its values together.

Mike compares this to Denmark and how the Danes view language politically. The pair go on to discuss the academic opportunities both countries afford their citizens in respect to learning the language.

Finally, Pat and Mike discuss their initial difficulties in learning French and Danish respectively.

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Mixed and edited by Patrick Garratt.

Music: Mike Bowden

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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