13th May 2008, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by BARBS1
I heard the strangest things from a friend that is leaving for Oz in August - he says that Japanese is a compulsory 2nd subject in schools - I was flabbergasted as I have not seen this whilst looking into your schools curriculums.... I am sure it's not true..... my youngest of 11 is hoping that we emigrate, especially since he does not have to do 2 second languages by force.
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Hi,
Yes, it's true. Most schools teach either Japanese or Indonesian and then usually a European language (German/French etc).
Languages other than English (LOTE)
Our boys school teaches French and Japanese.
Dolly
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