sample research presentation the protection of endangered languages

The importance of protecting endangered languages

Questions

What are some of the minority languages in your country?

Are you concerned that many languages are “dying”? Why or why not?

Overview

The cause Influence of dominate languages

The effect Loss of cultures and knowledge

The solutions Support language preservation Train linguists Learn languages and appreciate other cultures

Question

Speakers of the Ainu language in Hokkaido, Japan & some parts of Russia

The causes

Example: the Ainu language Today in Japan:

15 Ainu speakers In Japan 15,000

ethnically Ainu people

Government control

In 18th -19th century Japan Ainu people banned from speaking their language “dirty language”

: washed their mouths with soap

Mass media and globalization

To sum up the first point

Loss of languag

es

Direct governmen

t control

Mass Media &

Globalization

2nd point fast forward

3rd point fast forward

Conclusion

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