1. Foreign languages at school.
Imagine that you work for the Education Ministry in your country. You need to decide what extra foreign language children will study at school.
Choose one language from the list below (or another language you think would be useful) and say why you think that language should be included as a school subject. You could also say why the other languages should not be included.
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2. Disappearing languages.
Imagine that you live in a country called Lep. Eighty per cent of the population of Lep speak Lepese, but 20% of the population speak a minority language called Toggle, which is very different to Lepese. The number of Toggle speakers is decreasing steadily, and in a generation the language could disappear.
What could the government of Lep do to support Toggle and to stop its disappearance? Or should Toggle be allowed to die?
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3. In your country.
What languages are spoken in your country? Are there any minority languages? What, if anything, is done to protect the minority languages? What are your opinions on this?
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