anders deutsch

In Germany you have to speak German. Otherwise you cannot be 'integrated'. Thus one school in Berlin has implemented the rule that even in the breaks the only language allowed is German. All supposedly for the benefit of the students, of whom three quarters in this school have a different mother tongue. The conservative politicians from all parties, media people and who else has power in this country all seem to appreciate this approach, at least in principle. Hardly anybody seems to listen to those, who know something about education. All those approaches which support multilingualism in schools and thus cater for the diversity of the students are ignored. We are in Germany, and one has to speak German here.

But don't be deterred by this. If you speak English, everything is fine. Than you can go to an international school, and the use of English is even approved off. It is just that we do not like people to speak Turkish ....