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Monday 13 February RNW - NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE

- Sinterklaas is back in town

On air: 30 November 2009 14:00 - 4 December 2009 14:00

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Curious Orange - 30 November 2009:

  • Migrant workers in Holland these days must study Dutch culture and the language. But how necessary is that really?
  • English classes have been compulsory at Dutch primary schools for two decades. And it looks like other European countries want to learn how asses the quality of English in school...from the Dutch;
  • And we get to speak to Sinterklaas. He is in town and although he is really busy wrapping up gifts for children. He had a little bit of time to talk to us.

     

Discussion

keith voll 23 December 2009 - 8:15pm / usofa

Migrant workers if invited will NEVER go home, so you got it right "imburgering"( spelling) wish we did that here in the U.S. we have folks like in Miami that is all Cuban including the language....L.A. another example....look you talked about Canada, look at Vancouver its multi-cultural and lots of different languages and they all stay.....no one goes home.....

Keep holland Dutch as long as possible....

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