2.1.3 Language Preservation

• Language preservation involves efforts to protect and revitalise languages at risk of extinction
• Why is language preservation crucial for maintaining cultural diversity?

  It preserves unique traditions
• Match the language preservation strategy with its description:

  Documentation ↔️ Recording vocabulary, grammar, and traditions

  Education ↔️ Incorporating the language into curricula

  Community Engagement ↔️ Encouraging daily usage and intergenerational transmission

  Policy Support ↔️ Government laws and funding for revitalisation
• Preserving languages safeguards unique cultural traditions
• What type of knowledge is preserved through languages?

  Historical insights
• A shared language enhances community identity and belonging.
• One of the main threats to language preservation is the spread of dominant languages
• How does globalization threaten language preservation?

  It spreads dominant languages
• Cultural assimilation occurs when minorities adopt the dominant culture, including its language.
• Order the following strategies for language preservation based on their primary goal:

  1️⃣ Documentation

  2️⃣ Education

  3️⃣ Community Engagement

  4️⃣ Policy Support
• What are the three key roles of language preservation?

  Cultural diversity, historical knowledge, community identity
• Incorporating a language into school curricula is an example of education
• The revitalization of Welsh in Wales demonstrates the success of bilingual education and community efforts.
• Why is language preservation essential for cultural identity?

  It protects heritage
• Match the case study with its key strategies:

  Welsh ↔️ Bilingual education, community events

  Maori ↔️ Immersion schools, legal recognition
• Technology plays a crucial role in language preservation by providing tools for documentation, teaching, and promotion
• What is an example of a language learning app used for preservation efforts?

  Duolingo
• Digital archives such as FirstVoices are used to document and preserve endangered languages.
• What role does technology play in language preservation?

  Provides innovative tools
• An example of a language learning app is Duolingo
• Digital archives are used for online language documentation.
• What is the primary use of social media in language preservation?

  Community engagement
• The FirstVoices platform documents and revitalizes indigenous languages through interactive maps, dictionaries, and stories
• Technological approaches complement traditional strategies for language preservation.
• What is the main goal of language preservation?

  Protect and revitalize languages
• One threat to language preservation is the spread of dominant languages, also known as globalization
• Cultural assimilation involves adopting the dominant culture and language.
• What is one consequence of technological dominance in language preservation?

  Limited digital resources
• Strategies for language preservation in the correct order:

  1️⃣ Documentation

  2️⃣ Education

  3️⃣ Community Engagement

  4️⃣ Policy Support
• What strategies were used to revitalize Welsh?

  Bilingual education, policies
• The Maori language was revitalized through immersion schools, legal recognition, and community initiatives
• Legal recognition is a key factor in the successful preservation of Maori.
• What are two key strategies for language preservation?

  Documentation and education
• One strategy used by the Welsh community to revitalize their language is bilingual education
• What is one key outcome of the Maori language revitalization efforts?

  Reclaimed cultural pride
• Government policies are a strategy used by the Welsh community to preserve their language.
• The Maori community has used immersion schools to create more fluent speakers
• Order the key strategies used in successful language preservation efforts.

  1️⃣ Bilingual education

  2️⃣ Government policies

  3️⃣ Community events
• What type of government support is crucial for language preservation efforts?

  Laws and funding
• Match the language preservation strategy with its description.

  Education ↔️ Bilingual curricula in schools

  Policy Support ↔️ Government laws and funding

  Community Engagement ↔️ Language nests and cultural festivals