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        "id": 1036328,
        "msgid": "foreign-languages-1447893297",
        "date": "1996-06-13 00:00:00",
        "title": "Foreign languages",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Foreign languages I read in your paper dated May 17, 1996, an article called \"Secondary school English classes not effective,\" and would like to make the following comments. It must be clearly understood that Indonesia does not have or practice a second language. The country recognizes only one language -- Bahasa Indonesia. English is a foreign language, like Dutch, German, Japanese, Mandarin and Arabic, but English is the first foreign language used officially and for foreign communication.",
        "content": "<p>Foreign languages<\/p>\n<p>I read in your paper dated May 17, 1996, an article called<br>\n\"Secondary school English classes not effective,\" and would like<br>\nto make the following comments.<\/p>\n<p>It must be clearly understood that Indonesia does not have or<br>\npractice a second language. The country recognizes only one<br>\nlanguage -- Bahasa Indonesia. English is a foreign language, like<br>\nDutch, German, Japanese, Mandarin and Arabic, but English is the<br>\nfirst foreign language used officially and for foreign<br>\ncommunication. Consequently it is expected that the educated<br>\npublic should be able to speak, write, read and understand the<br>\nEnglish language properly.<\/p>\n<p>The topics and material discussed in the seminar mentioned in<br>\nthe article are well known to all levels of Indonesia's educated<br>\ncommunity, including the government, educational institutions and<br>\nindividuals. There is no need to hold seminars again and again to<br>\ndiscuss the same issues and problems, which is only a waste of<br>\nmoney, time and energy.<\/p>\n<p>It would be far more effective if speakers were to sit down<br>\ntogether and analyze the difficulties. They could then conduct<br>\nexperiments to test their opinions and submit the results to the<br>\ngovernment for further study.<\/p>\n<p>OEMAR JOENANI<\/p>\n<p>Bandung, West Java<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/foreign-languages-1447893297",
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