ARMENIAN LANGUAGE MAY BE TAUGHT BETTER.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer An Assembly bill that would improve Armenian language Armenian language, member of the Thraco-Phrygian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Indo-European). There is evidence that in ancient times a distinct subfamily of Indo-European languages existed that is now called Thraco-Phrygian. instruction in public schools has passed its first test by winning committee approval. Assemblyman Dario Frommer Dario Frommer (born October 22, 1963 in Long Beach, California) was a member of the California State Assembly from 2000 until 2006. He served as Majority Leader from 2004 until 2006. Frommer also served as Chair of the Health Committee. , D-Glendale, introduced the bill earlier this year to create a credentialing program for Armenian-language instruction, putting it on par with Spanish, French and other languages taught in schools. The bill passed the Assembly education committee Wednesday. It now goes to the appropriations committee In the United States government, the Appropriations Committee can refer to either:
``I think we're recognizing that this is a large and vibrant community and it has a lot of different needs,'' Frommer said Thursday. California has about 500,000 Armenian-Americans. Some are recent immigrants and some have been here for years. ``We're recognizing this community has different facets and we're trying to respond to that, and I think this is one way we can do it,'' Frommer said. The Glendale Unified School District The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States. The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. offers Armenian courses at its three main high schools. The teachers are of Armenian descent and are credentialed in a program for bilingual and cross-cultural instruction. But Armenian skills are just part of the testing process for that program, unlike what is expected of teachers in, for example, Spanish, French or Vietnamese. Other San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. schools also offer Armenian. ``We think it's great. The more languages we can offer the better,'' said Greg Franklin, assistant superintendent at GUSD GUSD Glendale Unified School District (California) . ``So Armenian just serves one more set of kids who have a specific interest in that language.'' GUSD has 3,904 English-language learners who speak primarily Armenian, making up about half of its total English-learner population. alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3304 |
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