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ARMENIAN TAUGHT IN GLENDALE SCHOOLS
Armen Dilanyan
Radiolur
31.08.2011 14:58
Glendale
About 25 thousand children attend school in Glendale, 10 thousand
of them are Armenians. Their parents are unable to pay the fee for
Armenian national colleges, which makes $700 a month on the average.
As a result many Armenian children do not know their mother tongue.
hey don't write and read Armenian, while the vocabulary suffices to
speak on some everyday topics.
The classes of the Davidian-Mariamian Educational Foundation are much
cheaper. The annual tuition fee makes $400. Besides the main courses,
twice a week the establishment organizes two-hour Armenian language
courses in those cities of South California, where there are Armenian
schoolchildren. However, children do not actively attend the courses.
One or two Sunday schools will not solve the problem, either.
At first glance it could seem strange the US Government has assumed
the responsibility to teach Armenian to Armenian children. Foreign
language academies were launched in the public schools of Glendale a
few years ago. Children included in the courses get their education
in two languages. They are taught Spanish, Korean, German, Italian,
French, Japanese and, of course, Armenian.
Armen Dilanyan
Radiolur
31.08.2011 14:58
Glendale
About 25 thousand children attend school in Glendale, 10 thousand
of them are Armenians. Their parents are unable to pay the fee for
Armenian national colleges, which makes $700 a month on the average.
As a result many Armenian children do not know their mother tongue.
hey don't write and read Armenian, while the vocabulary suffices to
speak on some everyday topics.
The classes of the Davidian-Mariamian Educational Foundation are much
cheaper. The annual tuition fee makes $400. Besides the main courses,
twice a week the establishment organizes two-hour Armenian language
courses in those cities of South California, where there are Armenian
schoolchildren. However, children do not actively attend the courses.
One or two Sunday schools will not solve the problem, either.
At first glance it could seem strange the US Government has assumed
the responsibility to teach Armenian to Armenian children. Foreign
language academies were launched in the public schools of Glendale a
few years ago. Children included in the courses get their education
in two languages. They are taught Spanish, Korean, German, Italian,
French, Japanese and, of course, Armenian.