The celebration of International Mother Language Day was originated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and observed this year under the theme “Multilingual Education: a necessity to transform education”. The public ceremony which was organized by the Guyanese Languages Unit and the Amerindian Research Unit focused on the importance of preserving and making the nine Indigenous languages and Creolese official. The presenters proposed for these ten languages to be included in the school curriculum and all educational institutions in Guyana. The first languages of our ancestors need to pass down from generation to generation so that each person’s identity can be strengthened. Professor Paloma Mohamed Martin acknowledged the presentations by the translators and reiterated that she would work together with them to actualize their proposal.
This blog was written as part of an assignment for Use of English, a module within the Department of Foundation and Education Management at the University of Guyana.
The Guyanese Languages Unit 