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by Ainin » Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:02 pm
by Costa Fierro » Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:11 am
by Davincia » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:03 am
by The Liberated Territories » Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:36 pm
Costa Fierro wrote:Campos stood to speak. "Whilst I am open to accommodation of minority languages, I do actually wonder about the capacity for, and the need for, the government to be spending taxpayer money on translators and other materials such as textbooks for individuals and tribal groups that, more or less, are already bilingual and are at the very least proficient in the use of Spanish or such other primary language."
by Maklohi Vai » Sat Jul 11, 2015 3:22 pm
Costa Fierro wrote:Campos stood to speak. "Whilst I am open to accommodation of minority languages, I do actually wonder about the capacity for, and the need for, the government to be spending taxpayer money on translators and other materials such as textbooks for individuals and tribal groups that, more or less, are already bilingual and are at the very least proficient in the use of Spanish or such other primary language."
Davincia wrote:"While I support the teaching of multiple languages in schools, among other centers of education, I will admit that we are pushing into an extreme. The establishment of cultural centers seems both expensive and unnecessary, and private broadcasters of television or radio should be permitted to broadcast in any language they wish."
by Costa Fierro » Sat Jul 11, 2015 3:35 pm
Maklohi Vai wrote:"Thank you for raising your concerns. The cost wouldn't be a great burden for a couple reasons. First, these families will likely choose to educate their children in Spanish or another national language because of the benefits for the child's integration into Calaverdean society. We can see this in other countries which have enshrined provisions for education in the minority language, like Romania. We need this provision because those families need that option, and some will feel it is necessary for their children to not only have that linguistic knowledge, but all the culture that comes along with knowing the language.
Second, translating costs at a base level aren't even that high. All combined translating services of the European Union cost the EU taxpayer about €2 per year. Now remember two major differences between Calaverde and the EU. One, they are dealing with 23 languages for every document. We are dealing with four for every document. Two, the EU requires translation of many more materials than would be required by the bill I have proposed. Together, the cost to the Calaverdean taxpayer would be very reasonable considering the enormous benefits that would be gained.
I hope this addresses your concern."
Source on EU figure: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/translation/faq/index_en.htm
by Maklohi Vai » Sat Jul 11, 2015 3:50 pm
Costa Fierro wrote:Maklohi Vai wrote:"Thank you for raising your concerns. The cost wouldn't be a great burden for a couple reasons. First, these families will likely choose to educate their children in Spanish or another national language because of the benefits for the child's integration into Calaverdean society. We can see this in other countries which have enshrined provisions for education in the minority language, like Romania. We need this provision because those families need that option, and some will feel it is necessary for their children to not only have that linguistic knowledge, but all the culture that comes along with knowing the language.
Second, translating costs at a base level aren't even that high. All combined translating services of the European Union cost the EU taxpayer about €2 per year. Now remember two major differences between Calaverde and the EU. One, they are dealing with 23 languages for every document. We are dealing with four for every document. Two, the EU requires translation of many more materials than would be required by the bill I have proposed. Together, the cost to the Calaverdean taxpayer would be very reasonable considering the enormous benefits that would be gained.
I hope this addresses your concern."
Source on EU figure: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/translation/faq/index_en.htm
"I remain unconvinced. Firstly, if they're already bilingual, they don't need to learn another language in order to fully immerse themselves in their culture. Secondly, there isn't that much of a need anyway. The families that "need" this as an option are few and far between and most would be happy not wasting money, even small amounts of it, on a worthless enterprise."
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