TSP demands more inclusive language learning plan
BILINGUAL NATION:
Promoting Mandarin and English only could marginalize other languages in Taiwan and undermine cultural and linguistic diversity, the party said
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Emphasizing the importance of maintaining the nation’s cultural and linguistic diversity, Taiwan Statebuilding Party (TSP) officials yesterday said that the government’s plan to turn Taiwan into a fully bilingual Mandarin and English nation must not be made at the expense of other bentu (本土, “local”) languages.
To achieve the aims of the government’s “2030 Bilingual Nation Plan,” the government must give equal weight to promoting foreign and local languages to counter Chinese imperialism, TSP executive Chang Po-yang (張博洋) told a news conference in Taipei.