A number of countries are taking steps to protect minority languages as the use of foreign languages such as English, Spanish, and Mandarin increases and some local languages are likely dying out. In many developing countries, learning and mastering foreign languages are now becoming a priority. It is not only because of the trade situation but also due to education and job opportunity. Those people who have the capacity to speak English, Spanish, or Mandarin, for instance, have a greater chance to obtain their dream job or study abroad. As a result, people having more interest to learn those languages than trying to preserve their local languages. This phenomenon, however, raises a fear that some native languages will become extinct. Therefore, governments and stakeholders in several countries establish regulations to protect the local languages, especially the endangered ones. In Indonesia, for instance, there are several programs offer by the government in coordination with local institutions to held some research in order to collect data about native languages that are still spoken by indigenous people in some areas. In the education system, there is also a curriculum established by a certain primary school which is local language teaching. From my point of view, those actions are wise decisions of the government to preserve the native languages which have valuable meaning for the society as a nation. Preserving local languages means protecting the identity owned by a country. In addition, those languages will help the communities maintaining their culture. In summary, the government in some countries are taking a proper decision to protect the local languages by establishing certain research and special curriculum on their education system, seeing the growing interest in foreign languages followed by the tendency for minority languages to vanish.
A number of
countries
are taking steps to protect minority
languages
as the
use
of foreign
languages
such as English, Spanish, and Mandarin increases and
some
local
languages
are likely dying out. In
many
developing
countries
, learning and mastering foreign
languages
are
now
becoming a priority. It is not
only
because
of the trade situation
but
also
due to education and job opportunity. Those
people
who have the capacity to speak English, Spanish, or Mandarin,
for instance
, have a greater chance to obtain their dream job or study abroad.
As a result
,
people
having more interest to learn those
languages
than trying to preserve their
local
languages
. This phenomenon,
however
, raises a fear that
some
native
languages
will become extinct.
Therefore
,
governments
and stakeholders in several
countries
establish regulations to protect the
local
languages
,
especially
the endangered ones. In Indonesia,
for instance
, there are several programs offer by the
government
in coordination with
local
institutions
to held
some
research in order to collect data about native
languages
that are
still
spoken by indigenous
people
in
some
areas. In the education system, there is
also
a curriculum established by a certain primary school which is
local
language
teaching. From my point of view, those actions are wise decisions of the
government
to preserve the native
languages
which have valuable meaning for the society as a nation. Preserving
local
languages
means protecting the identity
owned
by a
country
.
In addition
, those
languages
will
help
the communities maintaining their culture. In summary, the
government
in
some
countries
are taking a proper decision to protect the
local
languages
by establishing certain research and special curriculum on their education system, seeing the growing interest in foreign
languages
followed by the tendency for minority
languages
to vanish.