<<Neither are world languages, neither are anywhere as important as English. English is official in UNASUR because of Guyana but also because millions of South Americans speak English and millions more are learning it. South American politicians want the people in their respective countries to learn English for their own good. This is the first step. What language do you think is going to dominate at UNASUR meetings? English. Why, because it's neutral. It is above of the whole Spanish vs. Portuguese war.>>
WHAT GREAT LIE, still using drugs?. English is official in UNASUR only to put to small guyana. There's no millions of South Americans learning english and will never be. In fact english is in decline in South America due to the integration of the region. In some countries of the region, english is considered the language of the empire and is not accepted because of the ugly history of USA in the region, with spoliation, imperialist policies, and dictators posts by USA including.
Dutch is also the official and that does not mean that this language will dominant in the future. English and Dutch are official to respect all countries that make up this block.
There is two great languages in South America and this situation will never change, in fact the trend is that all South Americans are bilingual in Spanish and Portuguese.
Brazil: In this country spanish is to much important that english. There's no law in favor of english, in the other hand, there is a law very important to promote the Spanish to the younger brazilians. With the "Ley del español" http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_del_espa%C3%B1ol spanish is becoming the second language of brazilians. Now, in 2008 the younger brazilians speak spanish or at least has to much higher degree of competence that any citizen of the world. All young people speak spanish, this make that in the future, all brazilians will be bilingual except illiterates.
Venezuela: This caribbean country promotes the South American integration at the expense of the enemy from the north. Years ago, many Venezuelans went to Trinidad and Tobago to learn English, now people of Trinidad and Tobago are going to venezuela to learn Spanish. Hugo chavez, president of venezuela and declared enemy of U.S, wants to promote the portuguese in their country, including languages such as arabic and persian is backed by chavez.
Uruguay: Now in Uruguay, give Portuguese an equal status to Spanish in its educational system at the north border with Brazil. In the rest of the country, it's taught as an obligatory subject beginning by the 6th grade. In Uruguay, nobody speak english and will never be spoken it.
Ecuador: Now that ecuador is in the orbit of caracas, will study english less than ever, in other words, nothing. In fact, less that 0,5% of ecuatorians speak english.
Peru: In this country, nobody can comunicate in english. The indigenous have enough to learn Spanish. Languages like japanese and chinese are very popular in peru, look at Alberto Fujimori http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Fujimori
Guyana: Despite being the official English language, nobody spoke English as their mother tongue. Creole languages as Guyanese, Akawaio, Wai-Wai, Arawak and Macushi are the most widely spoken and used in the country.
bolivia: Someone really is so silly to think that someone speaks English bolivia? Nobody speak this language, approximately 0.3% of Bolivians speak English, even the upper classes descendants of white Europeans do not speak English. Bolivia is in the orbit of caracas (like ecuador) so persian will be more studied that english (now Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Evo Morales are good friends)
Paraguay: In this country, spanish and guarani are officials. School is given in Spanish for most Paraguayans except for those who speak guarani as their mother tongue and give classes guarani compulsory education from primary to university. Because the educational system is overloaded with hours of study guarani, studied English is not regulated in education. In fact there are more speakers of German that speakers of English in paraguay (there are many descendants of Germans).
As you can see, in South America spanish and Portuguese, and the meetings of Mercosur, CAN and UNASUR run always in spanish and sometime in portuguese, but never in english.
WHAT GREAT LIE, still using drugs?. English is official in UNASUR only to put to small guyana. There's no millions of South Americans learning english and will never be. In fact english is in decline in South America due to the integration of the region. In some countries of the region, english is considered the language of the empire and is not accepted because of the ugly history of USA in the region, with spoliation, imperialist policies, and dictators posts by USA including.
Dutch is also the official and that does not mean that this language will dominant in the future. English and Dutch are official to respect all countries that make up this block.
There is two great languages in South America and this situation will never change, in fact the trend is that all South Americans are bilingual in Spanish and Portuguese.
Brazil: In this country spanish is to much important that english. There's no law in favor of english, in the other hand, there is a law very important to promote the Spanish to the younger brazilians. With the "Ley del español" http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_del_espa%C3%B1ol spanish is becoming the second language of brazilians. Now, in 2008 the younger brazilians speak spanish or at least has to much higher degree of competence that any citizen of the world. All young people speak spanish, this make that in the future, all brazilians will be bilingual except illiterates.
Venezuela: This caribbean country promotes the South American integration at the expense of the enemy from the north. Years ago, many Venezuelans went to Trinidad and Tobago to learn English, now people of Trinidad and Tobago are going to venezuela to learn Spanish. Hugo chavez, president of venezuela and declared enemy of U.S, wants to promote the portuguese in their country, including languages such as arabic and persian is backed by chavez.
Uruguay: Now in Uruguay, give Portuguese an equal status to Spanish in its educational system at the north border with Brazil. In the rest of the country, it's taught as an obligatory subject beginning by the 6th grade. In Uruguay, nobody speak english and will never be spoken it.
Ecuador: Now that ecuador is in the orbit of caracas, will study english less than ever, in other words, nothing. In fact, less that 0,5% of ecuatorians speak english.
Peru: In this country, nobody can comunicate in english. The indigenous have enough to learn Spanish. Languages like japanese and chinese are very popular in peru, look at Alberto Fujimori http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Fujimori
Guyana: Despite being the official English language, nobody spoke English as their mother tongue. Creole languages as Guyanese, Akawaio, Wai-Wai, Arawak and Macushi are the most widely spoken and used in the country.
bolivia: Someone really is so silly to think that someone speaks English bolivia? Nobody speak this language, approximately 0.3% of Bolivians speak English, even the upper classes descendants of white Europeans do not speak English. Bolivia is in the orbit of caracas (like ecuador) so persian will be more studied that english (now Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Evo Morales are good friends)
Paraguay: In this country, spanish and guarani are officials. School is given in Spanish for most Paraguayans except for those who speak guarani as their mother tongue and give classes guarani compulsory education from primary to university. Because the educational system is overloaded with hours of study guarani, studied English is not regulated in education. In fact there are more speakers of German that speakers of English in paraguay (there are many descendants of Germans).
As you can see, in South America spanish and Portuguese, and the meetings of Mercosur, CAN and UNASUR run always in spanish and sometime in portuguese, but never in english.