Just how important Istanbul is
to Turkey. Note that
professionally we despise both
the literacy percentages shown
here and the language speaker
tallies shown earlier. In our
considered opinion, what is
needed are four scores for
reading, writing, listening and
speaking in each language each
person uses. Literacy is time and
place sensitive: being fluent in
all four modes of Sanskrit, for
example, is likely of limited
utility in Istanbul today.
to Turkey. Note that
professionally we despise both
the literacy percentages shown
here and the language speaker
tallies shown earlier. In our
considered opinion, what is
needed are four scores for
reading, writing, listening and
speaking in each language each
person uses. Literacy is time and
place sensitive: being fluent in
all four modes of Sanskrit, for
example, is likely of limited
utility in Istanbul today.
