Subject: Goanet Digest, Vol 6, Issue 1093
2. Debate on English (Melvyn Fernandes)
In the United Kingdom despite free education, we live in a sea of
illiteracy where it is reported that one in four children
leaves primary school unable to read and write properly. Our people
know everything. Even Encyclopedia Brittanica will
have had a hard time selling in Goa as it would have occupied shelf
space destined for cups and trophies on book cases. I
was happy to read in recent postings that shelf space has been made
available in a library for Goan writers. It would be
interesting to know what the take up on this is or do our current
people prefer to spend their time on the latest computer
gadgets on the market.
Melvyn Fernandes
Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom
27 November 2011
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