ENGLISH 105 Q1

What does "official language status" mean?

• The most spoken language in a country
  
  

• The language used most in daily life
  
  

• The language recognized for government, education, and public services

• The oldest language in the region

What is the main goal of language planning?

• Promote a single standardized language

• Restrict language diversity

• Develop, regulate, and standardize languages

• Eliminate minority languages

How do language policies support education?

• By enforcing one language of instruction
  
  

• By limiting education in some languages

• By ensuring fair access to education in different languages
  
  

• By discouraging language learning

What do "language rights" protect?

• The right to limit language diversity
  
  

• The right to use only majority languages

• The rights of minorities to use and develop their languages, access education, and public services in their language
  
  

• The right to remove endangered languages

What is the goal of language revitalization?

• Promote one dominant language
  
  

• Reduce language diversity
  
  

• Revive and maintain endangered languages
  
  

• Encourage a universal language

How do language policies help preserve identity?

• By promoting one dominant language
  
  

• By supporting diverse languages and cultural heritage
  
  

• By restricting minority languages
  
  

• By forcing language assimilation

How do language policies promote inclusion?

• By favoring one language
  
  

• By limiting access for minority groups
  
  

• By ensuring equal access to services, education, and jobs for minorities
  
  

• By discouraging diversity

How do language policies aid communication in public life?

• By enforcing one language for all public communication
  
  

• By excluding minorities from public discussions
  
  

• By enabling people to express themselves and access information in their languages
  
  

• By limiting language use in public

How can language policies boost the economy?

• By discouraging language-based industries
  
  

• By using one language for business
  
  

• By encouraging industries like education and cultural tourism

• By reducing international trade

How do language policies protect linguistic diversity?

• By promoting one dominant language
  
  

• By limiting endangered languages

• By supporting revitalization and preservation programs

• By favoring certain languages in schools