As languages such as English, Spanish and Mandarin become more widely spoken, there is a fear that many minority languages may die out. Some countries have taken steps to protect minority languages. What is your view of this practice?
There is no doubt that these days keeping minority
languages
, for example
, Arabic from fading has a great reason for concern all over the world. The question is, is it right to establish measures to preserve these languages
from dying? In this
essay, I am going to draw my own point of view regarding this
protection.
A country’s language
has been always defining its identity. The main reason given to support this
claim is that allowing a person to speak its unique language
will keep diversity among people. To illustrate, both the fascination and curiosity that a language
can bring will directly attract many language
learners to study it. In other words
, when language
-lovers travel to explore and learn a specific language
, this
language
-speaking country will be famous and welcome more learners, which in turn improves the economy in general. Thus
, this
economic growth is vital not only for the citizens but also
to the language
itself.
However
, speaking a minor language
is a weak step to follow globalization. For two main factors, first
and foremost, language
is the main type of communication between countries. In other words
, speaking a major language
such
as English is essential to prevent misunderstanding that can happen by sticking to someone's language
. Secondly
, minority languages
can negatively impact a country’s development. Due to the fact that evolving requires engaging with big countries such
as the USA and China. Consequently
, this
approach will result in a country’s flourishing. Hence
, minority languages
should not be encouraged in order to protect a position among developed nations.
In conclusion, although
speaking a world language
is demanding for globalization, it has its drawback effects. Therefore
, I believe that using our own language
is outweigh the benefit of speaking the world language
.Submitted by dr.min-soo on
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