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Original title: Learn the national common spoken and written language and let all ethnic groups move hand in hand on the path of modernization.
Source: University of Inner Mongolia
In the 21st century, my country’s society is accelerating the adjustment of the industrial structure and technological upgrade, striving to transform itself from a “world processing factory” that relies mainly on cheap labor and cheap resources such as competitiveness and produces products of general technological level in innovative strength, independent brand, and the latest in science and technology, world scientific and technological power of high added value and industrial power. For this, it is necessary to accelerate the development of national education and the training of personnel in the two dimensions of quality and quantity, and to cultivate a generation of Chinese with a solid foundation and comprehensive knowledge, both of innovative consciousness and innovative capacity. As an important part of my country’s education, the education and training of talents of ethnic minorities in my country must be fully integrated into the overall educational development plan.
There are 56 ethnic groups in our country. For historical reasons, the development of each ethnic group is uneven. Each ethnic group has the deep feeling of preserving and continuing its traditional culture and language, and also has the ability to empower its members to participate in the modernization process of our country and to be fully developed. Only when each fraternal nation is fully developed can the full development of the entire Chinese nation truly take place.Learning and mastering the common spoken and written national language and receiving a high-quality school education are important ways for all ethnic groups to advance on the path of modernization and achieve common prosperity and development.
When analyzing the nature and application function of language from the perspective of cultural heritage and social development, language is generally considered to have duality: first, language is the carrier of the traditional culture of each nation; second, language can be considered as pure information exchange and tools for learning knowledge. From the perspective of linguistics, the instrumental function of language can be divided into two categories: “daily interactive communication tools” and “modern knowledge learning tools”. It is not difficult to see that the second function of language largely determines the ability of language users to participate in the process of national modernization and their own development space. From the perspective of the instrumentality of language, different languages have different ranges of use, and there are also differences in the space for modern social development that individuals in different language education settings can obtain.
Today, the labor market in my country is fully mobile. According to the needs of talents and labor markets in various places for people of different levels, workers of all nationalities at all levels can find employment in all parts of the country by virtue of their language ability, level of studies and work experience and development. The instrumental language used in communicating daily work and professional technical learning in different industries across the country is the national common language.Learning and mastering the common spoken and written language at the national level is a necessary condition for people of all ethnic groups in our country to achieve better employment and a greater space for development in the national labor market. Improving the study of the national common written and spoken language is an important channel for further enhancing the mutual communication skills, professional academic performance, and future employability of students in ethnic minority areas.
Learning the national spoken and written language for students from minority areas does not contradict the learning of the national language and the written language.Some cadres and intellectuals from ethnic minority areas are concerned that their own language and culture will be weakened, a concern that is completely unnecessary. My country’s constitution stipulates that all ethnic groups have the freedom to use and develop their own spoken and written languages. In the cultural gardens of the Chinese nation, minority languages and cultures are an indispensable part. In order to ensure the inheritance and development of minority languages, the state has taken a number of important measures and has worked hard to provide various conditions for minority students who are willing to learn and study their own traditional languages and culture. Mastering the national common language and other foreign language tools, absorbing the progress of modern knowledge in various disciplines through the national common language and other written publication systems, and being able to have deeper dialogues with national and foreign academics on a more academic platform. wide, and Also be able to use the national language The study of writing, history and traditional culture is promoted at the international academic level.
In the process of national economic development and integration of the labor market, learning the national common language and writing to master the modern knowledge system and job skills has become an indispensable bridge for the growth and development of students of all ages. ethnic groups in our country. While paying attention to the guarantee of time and quality of teaching of ethnic minority language courses, learning to master the common national language, the two are not conflicting or discriminatory. This will promote the employment and entrepreneurship of students of all ethnic groups in a broader field and better integration into modern society. It can also play an important role in better inheriting the excellent traditional Chinese culture and forging the community consciousness of the Chinese nation.
(This article was written by Ma Rong, Professor of Sociology at Peking University,Professor Zhixiang Suga, Department of Sociology, Zhejiang University, co-author)
Source: Inner Mongolia Education Release
Publisher: Li Jiayao
Review: Wu Shuanhu
