Li Jinghui, deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture, said that the National Language Research and Development Center will handle cross-language and cross-field research. Single-field languages, such as Hakka and Aboriginal languages, will still be responsible for the original units. (Provided by the Executive Yuan)

[Reporters Zhong Lihua, Dong Baiting/Taipei Report]The Executive Yuan passed the “Regulations on the Establishment of the National Language Research and Development Center” proposed by the Ministry of Culture yesterday (27th), and will establish the National Language Research and Development Center as an administrative legal person (hereinafter referred to as “Language Research and Development Center”). Center”), as a national language professional organization, performs functions such as cross-language and cross-field research, investigation, preservation and resource integration, and submitted a letter to the Legislative Yuan for review. Li Yuan, Minister of Culture, said that as many local languages ​​face a crisis of inheritance, the preservation of language historical materials and corpus is urgent. Therefore, the Ministry of Culture actively promotes the establishment of national language professional organizations to strengthen the energy of national language research and resource integration, and implement language preservation. and development.

Executive Yuan spokesperson Chen Shikai reported yesterday at a press conference after the meeting that Executive President Zhuo Rongtai said during the meeting that language is a basic human right, and diversity and tolerance are the values ​​of Taiwan’s democracy. This draft is to implement the “National Language Development Act” ”, to create an equal and friendly multilingual environment, so that everyone can use their mother tongue with more confidence and dignity. Li Jinghui, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, pointed out that the National Language Research and Development Center will handle cross-language and cross-field research. Single-field languages, such as Hakka and Aboriginal languages, will still be the responsibility of the original unit.

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According to the draft, the business contents of the language development center include: national language census, investigation and preparation of national language development reports; collection, research, collection and publication of cross-linguistic corpus and historical materials; research and development of unified pinyin and writing systems of various languages; language corpus Research and development of digital applications; study and improve language proficiency certification systems and technologies, handle or entrust language proficiency certification; plan and integrate language-related talent cultivation and circulation mechanisms; entrust language promotion-related businesses; build and maintain an integrated national language Database platform, as well as domestic and foreign language research and development exchanges and cooperation, etc.

The Ministry of Culture pointed out that in response to the overall national language development plan approved by the Executive Yuan in 2011, including the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education, the Aboriginal Association and the Guest Committee, etc., the promotion status was reported. The four ministries and committees are actively following the seven strategic contents of the plan. Promotion, including strengthening corpus preservation, standardizing writing systems, optimizing language certification, expanding promotion activities, creating a language-friendly environment, strengthening teaching resources, auxiliary resources, etc., comprehensively promote it from all fields of education, culture, and life, combining schools, families, and communities and revitalizing a pluralistic national language.

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