MAURO GUILLÉN ON LANGUAGE DUBBING
The hiccup in language in general and language learning, in particular, is that the whole world and his mother feel free to pontificate about it. I say this apropos of an article in El País I chanced upon a few days ago by Dr. Mauro Guillén , professor and Dean at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania . He has written several books on economics and is perfectly bilingual in English and Spanish. He says: "... las carencias de la educación primaria y secundaria se han traducido (en España) en un aumento inusitado de las familias en profesores particulares o academias - por término medio de 700 euros al mes..." (His syntax leaves a bit to be desired.) An average of €700 per month per family seems a bit exaggerated. Being an economist Dr. Guillén should be more accurate. But he has more to say about language learning: "Aprender un idioma y hablarlo con un buen acento require entrenar el oído y desarrollar una buena dicción." Bravo! He has just discovered...