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What is the difference between de facto and de jure?
What is the difference between de facto and de jure?
- De facto is in accordance with law, while de jure is not officially sanctioned
- De facto is true in fact, while de jure is officially sanctioned
- De facto is not officially sanctioned, while de jure is in accordance with law (correct)
- De facto is officially sanctioned, while de jure is true in fact
What does mother tongue instruction generally involve?
What does mother tongue instruction generally involve?
- Teaching academic content in the learner's mother tongue (correct)
- Using multiple languages as mediums of instruction
- Using only the language of instruction in school
- Teaching academic content in a foreign language
What do linguistic rights encompass?
What do linguistic rights encompass?
- The suppression of cultural identity through language utilization
- The restriction of individuals and groups to maintain their languages
- The entitlement of individuals and groups to maintain, develop, and utilize their languages (correct)
- The limitation of learning multiple languages
What is the primary focus of UNESCO among the five major sectors it covers?
What is the primary focus of UNESCO among the five major sectors it covers?
What is the main difference between de facto and de jure?
What is the main difference between de facto and de jure?
What does mother tongue instruction generally entail?
What does mother tongue instruction generally entail?
What do linguistic rights encompass?
What do linguistic rights encompass?
What is the primary focus of UNESCO in its five major sectors?
What is the primary focus of UNESCO in its five major sectors?
In bilingual education, what is involved?
In bilingual education, what is involved?
What does language teaching mainly focus on?
What does language teaching mainly focus on?
What is the difference between bilingual and multilingual education?
What is the difference between bilingual and multilingual education?
Which term describes a language spoken by a smaller percentage of the population in a nation, region, or community?
Which term describes a language spoken by a smaller percentage of the population in a nation, region, or community?
In what context might a minority language be considered a majority language?
In what context might a minority language be considered a majority language?
What characteristic distinguishes a majority language from a minority language?
What characteristic distinguishes a majority language from a minority language?
Why are minority languages often in danger according to the text?
Why are minority languages often in danger according to the text?
Which term might be used as an euphemism for non-elite groups according to the text?
Which term might be used as an euphemism for non-elite groups according to the text?
What is a common characteristic of majority languages according to UNESCO?
What is a common characteristic of majority languages according to UNESCO?
How does the context affect the status of a language as majority or minority?
How does the context affect the status of a language as majority or minority?
What is the defining factor that categorizes a language as a minority language?
What is the defining factor that categorizes a language as a minority language?
Why might Mandarin be considered a minority language in some countries with Chinese-speaking populations?
Why might Mandarin be considered a minority language in some countries with Chinese-speaking populations?
What factor contributes to the categorization of most world languages as minority languages?
What factor contributes to the categorization of most world languages as minority languages?
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