Plan to introduce French lessons in Indonesia draws support, doubt
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Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto visits a school at Tabanan in Bali on June 7.
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JAKARTA - Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto’s push to introduce French lessons in Indonesian schools was welcomed by some parents but drew criticism from education watchdogs who questioned the readiness to expand foreign language education amid persisting issues in the education sector.
Anna, a mother of a seven-year-old in Depok, West Java, supported the plan as she sees any ability to speak foreign languages as an “intangible asset”, although she questioned why French was chosen over other languages.
