DIGITAL LIBRARY
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, AS A TOOL OF PROMOTING AND SAVING ENDANGERED LANGUAGES
Bau International University Batumi (GEORGIA)
About this paper:
Appears in: ICERI2020 Proceedings
Publication year: 2020
Pages: 7488-7491
ISBN: 978-84-09-24232-0
ISSN: 2340-1095
doi: 10.21125/iceri.2020.1620
Conference name: 13th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Dates: 9-10 November, 2020
Location: Online Conference
Abstract:
As the world is becoming more and more globalized, international education is becoming more and more popular. No doubt, that English is ‘’lingua franca’’ and its influence on every world citizen is immense. Most of the researchers and scientists claim that because of the impact of English language, small and endangered languages will disappear at the end of the 21st century. UNESCO tries its best to preserve these languages by documenting them but no doubt, documenting a language does not mean keeping it alive, because the language is alive when people speak this language.

This works aims at revealing and proving that a well-planned International education conducted in English Language can be a tool to promote small languages and help them resist globalization. It depicts the feasibility of livening these languages even more by teaching them and accordingly, by teaching the culture of these languages to foreigners.

This work also aims at equipping international educators by the appropriate advice that will help them contribute to saving their languages.

The conclusions made in the work have been made based on the observations and experiences accumulated at BAU International University Batumi.
Keywords:
International education, English, endangered languages, preserve, promotion.