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    • 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
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