Indonesian language congress in Jakarta
October 24th, 2008
JAKARTA: The Ninth Indonesian Language Congress will take place in Jakarta from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. The quinquennial event is held to commemorate the centenary of National Awakening and 80 years of the Youth Pledge.
The congress will see participants from different backgrounds, including language and literature experts, culture observers, teachers and students. Some ministers are expected to attend, including State Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Adhyaksa Dault and Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik.
“We hope to better understand the problems we are facing with our national language. At the end of the congress, we will formulate a five-year plan to guide us in dealing with these problems,” education ministry language center head Dendy Sugiono told a press conference here Wednesday.
During the congress, the Language Center will exhibit for the first time its research, compiled over 15 years, on traditional languages in Indonesia — a sort of language map. Because the research is not yet finished, the map will only show about 420 languages from the estimated 746 traditional languages in use throughout the country. — JP
Source: The Jakarta Post
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