The draft act outlines the government’s obligation to preserve and promote national languages, which are defined as spoken or sign languages long practiced by ethnic groups in Taiwan
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/05/07
By: Teng Pei-ju,Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A draft act promoting Taiwan’s national languages passed a
Minister of Culture Cheng Li-chiun participates in the review of the draft Development Act of National Languages at the Legislative Yuan (By Central News Agency)
review at the Legislative Yuan Monday, setting a timeline for schools to include compulsory courses on national languages.
The draft Development Act of National Languages was reviewed and passed by the Education and Culture Committee of the Legislative Yuan on Monday morning, a process undertaken in-between the first and second reading.
To complete the legislative process, the draft act still needs to pass the second and third reading. Nevertheless, the draft act might soon pass the two readings as it has gained bipartisan support at the Legislative Yuan.
According to the draft act, a national language refers to a spoken or sign language practiced by any ethnic group long existing in Taiwan. [FULL STORY]
