Theoretical Review of The Iranian Case in Multilingualism
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Linguistics Group, Multi-Culture, Iranian, English, MultilingualismAbstract
The country of Iran is made up of numerous distinct cultures and linguistic groups. According to Turkish, Kurdish, Baluchi, and Arabic speakers in Iran, their minority language is a significant part of their ethnic identity. The dominant Iranian population is bilingual. Persian is a language used for cultural and linguistic homogenization as well as for official purposes, but minority languages are not used in the education system. Complicated and puzzling for education authorities is the fact that there is an ongoing debate on the issue of bilingual education, and these programs are in place to assist students who speak a minority language. While it is difficult for Iranian educational institutions to balance different perspectives on English globalization, one of the obstacles they face is reconciling conflicting viewpoints on bilingual education. It's the lingua franca of international business, commercial aviation, and scientific research, and as such, most parents want their children to learn English. In contrast, Iran's comprehensive scientific plan predicts that Persian will become the world's primary scientific language in the not-too-distant future. Challenges, perspectives, and solutions in Iran's bilingual education were documented in this study. As seen from the results, resolving conflicts related to diversity, majority groups, and the presence of multiple languages will be an important challenge in the future. At the end of this manuscript, some solutions and proposals for finding a middle ground between bilingual education were presented.
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