Mon Dieu! Canada may pay a Coloradan to teach its soldiers to speak French
By APFriday, October 9, 2009
Mon Dieu! Coloradan may teach French to Canadians
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Canadian military plans to hire a Colorado woman to teach some of its soldiers to speak French — one of Canada’s official languages.
The proposed deal is raising eyebrows in Canada, but the teacher, Fadia Gnoske (FAH’-dee-yah NOSS-key), calls it “a big storm in a teacup.”
If the contract is finalized, Canada will pay Gnoske’s company up to $270,000 to tutor Canadians assigned to NORAD, a joint U.S.-Canadian command in Colorado Springs.
The Canadian military is trying to improve its French after faring poorly in a review. It says Gnoske’s company is the only one it found in Colorado Springs that understands the military’s language program.
Gnoske says she’s a U.S. citizen who attended French-speaking schools while growing up in Italy.
Information from: The Gazette, www.gazette.com
