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unearthed fossils of a new carnivorous dinosaur that lived in Argentina around
90 million years ago.
The 26-foot (8 meters) -long dinosaur had two-fingered small forearms that were merely 2 feet (60 cm) long, scientists said in a news conference after the
team published the discovery in the PLOS ONE journal.
The dinosaur belonged to the theropods, a family that also included tyrannosaurs and velociraptors, they said.
It was named Gualicho shinyae, a combination of the name of an evil spirit called Gualichu worshipped by the local Tehuelche community in the Patagonia
region, and Akiko Shinya Raiders Womens
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Province.
The dinosaur was unearthed in 2007, but difficulties postponed the team's analysis.
The fossils are currently being conserved at the Patagonian Museum of Natural Sciences in the city of General Roca and the Carlos Ameghino Provincial Museum
in Cipolletti, both in Rio Negro Province.
By Jessica Washington
SYDNEY, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Australia is behind the times when it comes to teaching foreign languages, according to a linguistics expert who said more
Australians must learn Chinese.
A split focus on learning heritage European languages and "more relevant" Asian languages is keeping Australia firmly stuck in the past, according to
Professor Warren Midgley of the University of Southern
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who said Australia is not making the most of its resources as a multicultural
country as a tool to advance language education.
Midgley contended that there is a "stark difference" between the expectations of government policy initiatives and the reality of the educational system,
stressing that Australia is severely falling behind the rest of the world when
it comes to learning future-relevant foreign languages in this Asian century.
In his research, Midgley found Japanese, French, and German were the most commonly offered languages at Australian schools, but these languages being
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or even the available economic opportunities in modern Australia.
"We are absolutely stuck in the past, and part of that is it just takes so long to make a change in the language education system - it's like turning the
Titanic," Midgley told Xinhua Monday.
"In the late seventies, there was a sudden realisation that Japan was a big trading partner, so there was a big emphasis on teaching Japanese, and now it is
the largest in terms of popularity across schools in Australia. Japanese is
still an important language but it's not the only important language."
"Things have changed Cheap Raiders Jersey , and the system is very slow in responding."
When it comes to the general public in Australia, the professor said they look upon the language fondly, and feel that it should be taught in schools, but
many are put off by the difficulty in learning the language.
This difficulty almost made Michaela Weston give up her degree in Chinese language studies, frustrated by her initially slow progress.
"I felt like I was stalling, and never going to get any better - it just seemed like an insurmountable
challenge Raiders
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language," the 23-year-old told Xinhua.
"Learning Chinese wasn't my first language choice because of the difficulty, but my father convinced me to learn, and I understood it was a language that
would improve my employment prospects."
After passing all of her Chinese subjects, Weston said she was glad she stuck by her decision to keep going with her studies, a decision that even led to her
securing a graduate position after her eventual employer "admired her
perseverance for picking such a difficult language."
An underlying "fear of failure" is preventing many students across Australia from choosing Chinese as a subject or
major Raiders Karl
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to make the learning of Mandarin far more accessible and enjoyable, that have
yet to be embraced by the local education system.
"We have many native speakers of Mandarin across Australia, and the same for languages like Arabic. We have a huge resource in the community, with many
native speakers spread right across the country, and if we tapped into that,
it's a win-win."
"For students Raiders
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just textbook learning, and the migrants themselves have a genuine opportunity
to make a major contribution to their community."
The Chinese migrant community in Australia is one of the largest. Yet Midgley believes that "dated notions" about Asian languages have led to students signing
up for more euro-centric language courses despite the demographic shift.
"The Australian approach has been to do a bit of everything. A bit of the heritage languages, a bit of the currently relevant languages. So French, Greek,
German Raiders
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languages that were quite important in the past," Midgley assessed.
"Then we have Mandarin and Japanese, and also Arabic, these languages are about looking towards the future. When you split your resources across two
completely different priorities, you end up with very slow progress."
It is important to acknowledge European languages are not the only ones that are "culturally rich," and Asian languages should not just be seen as enticing
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"The Asian languages are seen as for business, but there is rich cultural heritage in learning these languages and that is definitely worth exploring."
"People have these romantic notions that if they do French, they can go to Paris and read the classics, which I think very few people would actually do."
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