Speaking English fluently is very important for Mauritians and indeed vital for the future of Mauritius, and deplore the paucity of real governmental effort towards that end
Going to the pictures in the 1950s was almost like a religious ceremonial undertaking. It was the pastime of those years, to which we children would look forward
The decision to introduce any other language is as important an issue as that of whether to include one’s religion or ethnic group on the electoral voting paper,
A l’heure des réformes et des efforts pour une appropriation active de la langue orale et des compétences écrites, on revient sur un débat ancien : donner au
“Mauritius will need more than the English-Speaking Union and the British Council to build up the presence of English in the Mauritian language ecology, a prerequisite to wide
Post-colonial Mauritius is part of the Commonwealth and wisely maintained English as its official language and it is, undeniably, the language of the intellectual make-up of most Mauritians.
If we are convinced that English should be reinforced in its official status and in the educational system, we should encourage a broader use of the language in