tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653145335836290047.post1117619964321456856..comments2011-10-04T17:41:01.866-03:00Comments on Al Camino Que Hicieron Mis Zapatos The Way Made By My Shoes: Cult of English? Neocolonialism? Phrasebooks?Coleen Monroehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739759550134892875noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653145335836290047.post-68543485443913563542011-03-31T15:52:56.362-03:002011-03-31T15:52:56.362-03:00So well written and thought out! You should send t...So well written and thought out! You should send this to some of your CU professors and see if they have suggestions on other places to publish work like this. It's very high quality, even if I am your Dad!mark monroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685097625385189402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653145335836290047.post-50447974289379042022011-03-31T14:39:32.858-03:002011-03-31T14:39:32.858-03:00@champan- It's a matter of idealism and practi...@champan- It's a matter of idealism and practice. English is, for better or for worse, a lingua franca in the world at this point in history. Esperanto is a designed language that is not currently being used as a lingua franca or as an official language in over 150 countries. <br /><br />The point is that I am in Chile to teach English, and that the global backdrop of Neocolonialism and Cults of English may (or may not) be manifesting in my classroom. And that speaking a language as a mothertongue and another as a lingua franca does not necessarily mean that one has lost anything. <br /><br />Thank you for the well wishes.Coleen Monroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739759550134892875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653145335836290047.post-61306627183193010432011-03-31T13:40:11.343-03:002011-03-31T13:40:11.343-03:00"I don't believe that speaking English an..."I don't believe that speaking English and retaining one's culture are necessarily mutually exclusive." I'd be happier with that statement if you replaced English with Esperanto. English is, whether you like it or not, tied to the United States and Britain. Esperantyo, on the other hand, has almost no nastive speakers. Esperanto was designed for international communication. English was not.<br /><br />I wish you well;!Bill Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810992711601197508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653145335836290047.post-21571099198401208452011-03-31T12:01:16.193-03:002011-03-31T12:01:16.193-03:00I love the part about what other languages do to e...I love the part about what other languages do to expand your thought process!Early Morning Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010818417842982929noreply@blogger.com