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School To Speak: The school's recognition of the importance of parents' interest and concern for their children had produced, if a little patchily, a certain openness and relaxation in the school. Talking to parents and, more importantly, listening to them, was a daily practice. Certain routines made this possible. If they wished, parents could wait for or with their children in the playground and then come directly into school to speak to the head or a teacher about a small or large issue without an appointment or any need to break through difficult procedures.
7. Summer Courses for Students and Teachers The Olso University Summer School for American Students and an Institute for English-Speaking Teachers make very important Norwegian contributions to international good will through study. In both the Summer School and the Institute all courses are conducted in English. I have seen the workings of the Summer School and consider it one of the most significant ventures of its kind in Europe. For information address Oslo Summer Schools Admissions Office, St. Olaf's College, Northfield, Minnesota.
There are many minorities that speak non-Chinese languages that belong neither to the Altaic nor the Sino-Tibetan group. These include the 14,000 Tajiks of southwestern Sinkiang, who speak an Iranic language of the Indo-European group, and the Wa and Puman people who speak an Austroasian language. The Wa and Puman are fierce tribesmen who live on both sides of the Yiinnan-Burma border and number only about 100,000. The Austronesian or Ma-layo-Polynesian language is also spoken in China by various groups, predominantly in Taiwan.
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