Today is the International Mother Tongue Day.
I`d like you to do the following:
1. Go to Languages in the world, read the article and write a short summary (in comment area) giving the info about the number of languages in the world; the most popular languages in the world and three most interesting facts about the languages.
2. Go to UNESCO, read about actions taken to preserve languages and list them in comments.
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ReplyDeleteThere are from 6800 to 6900 distinct languages in the modern world. Most popular languages in the world are: Мandarin Chinese it is spoken by 880 million people, Spanish it is spoken by 320 million people and English it is spoken by 315-380 million people. There are some interesting facts about languages: K. David Harrison, a linguist from the Swarthmore College, predicts that by 2050 about 90% of spoken languages will be dead,esperanto is the most popular artificial language, the number of speakers of English in China is larger than in the USA. UNESCO advocates for mother tongue instruction in a bilingual or multilingual education approach in the early years because of its importance in creating a strong foundation for learning: the use mother tongue with young children at home or in pre-school prepares them for the smooth acquisition of literacy in their mother tongue and eventually, the acquisition of the second (perhaps national) language at a later stage in their schooling.
ReplyDeleteUNESCO defines bilingual and multilingual education as “ the use of two or more languages as mediums of instruction. The Organization adopted the term ‘multilingual education’ in 1999 to refer to the use of at least three languages in education: the mother tongue; a regional or national language and an international language.
Denis Danilov and Sergey Selunin.
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ReplyDeleteTask №1
1. There are from 6800 to 6900 distinct languages in the modern world
2. There are 3 the most popular languages in the world:
1)Mandarin Chinese about 880 million
2)Spanish about 325 million
3)English about 315-380 million
3. Here are some facts about languages:
1)The population of Europe is about ¼ of the whole world, but Europeans speak only 234 languages.
2)In Papua New Guinea there are less than 5.5 million citizens and about 830 languages spoken by them.
3)The United Nation has six official languages, used in meetings: Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Spanish, and Russian.
4)The number of speakers of English in China is larger than in the USA.
Task №2
UNESCO defines bilingual and multilingual education as the use of two or more languages as mediums of instruction.
UNESCO advocates for mother tongue instruction in a bilingual or multilingual education approach in the early years because of its importance in creating a strong foundation for learning: the use mother tongue with young children at home or in pre-school prepares them for the smooth acquisition of literacy in their mother tongue and eventually, the acquisition of the second (perhaps national) language at a later stage in their schooling.
The Ethnologue organization speaks about approximately 6900 languages, and specialists from the National Virtual Translation Center agree with it. The Linguistic Society of America says that there are about 6800 spoken languages.
ReplyDeleteThe most popular languages in the world:
1) English is spoken about 315-380 million.
2) Spanish is spoken about 325 million.
3) Mandarin Chinese is spoken about 880 million.
Three the most interesting facts about languages:
• About 94% of all languages are regularly spoken by just 6% of the population of the world.
• K. David Harrison, a linguist from the Swarthmore College, predicts that by 2050 about 90% of spoken languages will be dead.
• The number of speakers of English in China is larger than in the USA.
Actions taken to preserve languages:
The use mother tongue with young children at home or in pre-school prepares them for the smooth acquisition of literacy in their mother tongue and eventually, the acquisition of the second (perhaps national) language at a later stage in their schooling.
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ReplyDeleteThere are from 6800 to 6900 distinct languages in the modern world.English is spoken by about 315-380 million people and Arabic is spoken by about 205-425 million people.Most languages are constantly used by less than one thousand native speakers.K. David Harrison, a linguist from the Swarthmore College, predicts that by 2050 about 90% of spoken languages will be dead.The number of speakers of English in China is larger than in the USA.
ReplyDeleteUNESCO tryes to preserve languages by different metods :the use mother tongue with young children at home or in pre-school prepares them for the smooth acquisition of literacy in their mother tongue and eventually, the acquisition of the second (perhaps national) language at a later stage in their schooling,the use mother tongue with young children at home or in pre-school prepares them for the smooth acquisition of literacy in their mother tongue and eventually, the acquisition of the second (perhaps national) language at a later stage in their schooling.
Marina Gorodnitskaya, Arina Vagulina.
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ReplyDeleteThere are from 6800 to 6900 distinct languages in the modern world. The most popular languages in the world are: Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, English, Arabic, Hindu, Portuguese, Russian, German and others. There are some interesting facts about languages:
ReplyDeleteThe population of Europe is about ¼ of the whole world, but Europeans speak only 234 languages.
About 94% of all languages are regularly spoken by just 6% of the population of the world.
Most languages are constantly used by less than one thousand native speakers.
The aim of UNESCO’s Endangered Languages Programme is to support communities, experts and governments by producing, coordinating and disseminating :
tools for monitoring, advocacy, and assessment of status and trends in linguistic diversity,
services such as policy advice, technical expertise and training, good practices and a platform for exchange and transfer of skills.
There are about 6900 distinct languages in the world. Even scientists are not able to count less or more exact number. In fact, from time to time some unpopular languages can disappear because peoples speking them die out or assimilate with other peoples.
ReplyDeleteThe most popular language in the world is Mandarin Chineese. It is spoken by nearly 880 million people. The secon and the third place are for Spanish and English languages. Russian is spoken by 145 million people. There are some interest facts about languages:
Here are some facts about languages:
1)The population of Europe is about ¼ of the whole world, but Europeans speak only 234 languages.
2)In Papua New Guinea there are less than 5.5 million citizens and about 830 languages spoken by them.
3)The United Nation has six official languages, used in meetings: Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Spanish, and Russian.
4)The number of speakers of English in China is larger than in the USA
UNESCO defines bilingual and multilingual education as the use of two or more languages as mediums of instruction.
UNESCO advocates for mother tongue instruction in a bilingual or multilingual education approach in the early years because of its importance in creating a strong foundation for learning: the use mother tongue with young children at home or in pre-school prepares them for the smooth acquisition of literacy in their mother tongue and eventually, the acquisition of the second (perhaps national) language at a later stage in their schooling.
1)There are from 6800 to 6900 distinct languages in the modern world
ReplyDeleteThe most widely spoken languages are :
Mandarin Chinese- about 880 million
Spanish -about 325 million
English about 315-380 million
Arabic about 205-425 million
There are some interesting facts about languages:
• In Papua New Guinea there are less than 5.5 million citizens and about 830 languages spoken by them.
• The United Nation has six official languages, used in meetings: Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Spanish, and Russian
K. David Harrison, a linguist from the Swarthmore College, predicts that by 2050 about 90% of spoken languages will be dead. However, UNESCO takes a lot of actions to conserve languages. UNESCO support the idea to teach pupils all over the world in their mother tongue . Later on it will be much easier for pupils to learn foreign languages. The importance of mother tongue instruction in the early years of schooling is emphasized in the findings of studies, research and reports such as the annual UNESCO EFA Global Monitoring Report.
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