On-Line Discussion Assignment 3: Official and Trade Languages

Topic currently being covered in the course

In On-Line Discussion Assignments, students are asked to consider the course content in connection to their own experiences. In completing these assignments, consider the following items:•What is the topic currently being covered in the course? How does it relate to the assignment topic?•What experiences have you had with language or culture that relate to this topic?•How do the course readings support the weekly topic? •What additional information (from your own experiences, studies, thoughts) would help you to examine this topic further?•If there are problems connected to the topic, how could they be resolved? What sort of solutions are there?On-Line Discussion Assignment 3Official and Trade LanguagesConsider the discussion over the last few weeks of class on languages, political boundaries, official and trade languages. Write a brief paragraphwhich answers the followingquestions: •What issues arise in the selection and declaration of official languages?•What issues arise for speakers of languages other than the official languages?oWhat kind of experiences, problems and opportunities does this present? oHow does it impact the power of the particular individual in society?•Should countries with a colonial history adopt aboriginal languages as official languages? Why or why not?