Education Bilingual City: New English Learning Program in BA

[legend]

What a great initiative! Jorge Macri announced "Bilingual City," a new program to promote English learning.

“Ciudad Bilingüe”: el Gobierno porteño lanzó una app gratuita para aprender inglés

El jefe de Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Jorge Macri, presentó la plataforma que cuenta con nivel internacional.

www.ambito.com

 

[noname]

It's an excellent initiative! From what I read, there's also strategic English training, so a waiter, for example, can learn the basics to interact with tourists, or a police officer can do the same. Each area has a specific module. Not many people speak English here, so I think it's a great start.

https://buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/ciudad-bilingue

 

[milo]

It's an excellent initiative! From what I read, there's also strategic English training, so a waiter, for example, can learn the basics to interact with tourists, or a police officer can do the same. Each area has a specific module. Not many people speak English here, so I think it's a great start.

https://buenosaires.gob.ar/educacion/ciudad-bilingue

The goal is to train professions that interact most with tourists, like police officers, nurses, traffic agents, taxi drivers, and hospitality staff. Plus, the course offers an internationally recognized certification. It’s great they thought of this, especially since Buenos Aires sees a lot of tourist traffic.😊

Ciudad Bilingüe: cómo es la nueva plataforma gratuita del gobierno porteño para aprender inglés y certificarse

El programa busca capacitar a quienes tienen contacto con el turismo, aunque no es exclusivo del sector. Permite obtener el certificado internacional C1

www.infobae.com

 

[Wally]

I don't think this is the "great" initiative that you think it is. Sounds like a scam to steal money from taxpayers.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1828852514311286833

 

[FuturoBA]

I don't think this is the "great" initiative that you think it is. Sounds like a scam to steal money from taxpayers.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1828852514311286833

With many things, it sounds good in theory but no so in practice. Once again private sector does it better.

 

[Vero]

With many things, it sounds good in theory but no so in practice. Once again private sector does it better.

Correct. Private always does it better and cheaper. There is a lot of corruption here with everything.

 

[legend]

I still see this as a positive step since many people can't afford paid apps, courses, or private institutes. Providing a free option helps make learning English accessible to everyone. Besides, they didn't even give it a day before saying it's a bad idea, haha. We'll see how it turns out!