First of all, I'd like to correct the title of this string here. It says:"Khmer Language Is Very Important" I want to give my two cents is that Khmer language is not important in general. It is important for the Cambodian people as a country.
On Jan 8, 3:53 pm, "S. Sophan" <[email protected]> wrote: > *Khmer Language is the most important part of Cambodian diaspora in abroad. > Though, those people are active in preserving Buddhism, Khmer culture and > cuisine, tradition festivities, dances, music, songs and clothing etc; those > will not be sustainable if they and their children cannot speak or use Khmer > language. > I don't know how much you know about Cambodians who are living abroad. The majority of their new generation DO NOT want to speak Cambodians. Most of the rest speak very little. It doesn't mean that the language is not important to them. > **The researches show that language is the most vital part of surviving > ethnic identity in the multi-cultural societies. Also children who can speak > more than one language are found that they are more intelligent and flexible > than children who can speak only one language. > ** You are right. It doesn't mean that they would be better if they know Cambodians while living in a society who only speak English. Then that research would be innacurate. If they live in a society where English is their primary language, then English language is important. > Seeing this importance, the Khmer Language School of Sunday of > Khmer-Canadian Buddhist Cultural Centre in Canada under the sponsorship of > Cambodian Canadian Association has firmly committed to achieve this goal by > opening Khmer Language School since 2003. We have many students graduated > from this language school and many younger students are eagerly looking > forward to participating the classes. > ** What is the benefit of that? > To achieve this Language School, the incentives and encouragement for > students to attend classes are very crucial. Without having capable > instructor, engaging from parents and the community, the number of students > would not be increased.** > The achiement in learning something is always good. However, it is very wrong to put the important part to make it as a special ingredients in life. Don't make it what it isn't. > I would like to thank the community, associations, students, parents and > others who have made this goal successful, and I do hope that our Khmer > Language School will strive to give opportunity for our younger generations > to grow as well as to preserve the heritage of their parents. > They do earn the praise from the society for their effort. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
