Russian Language Policy Could Be Useful to Taiwanese Authorities

The Russian Center at the National Chengchi University has hosted another thesis defense in Russian. The event was attended by Taiwanese and Russian researchers from the National Chengchi University, the National Taiwan University and the Chinese Culture University, as well as a number of migrants, the candidate included.

The thesis was devoted to state language policy in the Tyva Republic in late 20th century and early 21st century. The author spoke about the people-oriented trends in the region’s language policy and elaborated on the importance of Tyva’s experience in language management for future linguistic harmonization in Taiwan.

Like Taiwan, the Tyva Republic is a multi-ethnic region, and by studying its language policy Taiwan could optimize its language planning and make Taiwanese dialects and indigenous languages more viable. The author noted that Russia’s state language policy was more efficient that the measures taken by many other multi-ethnic countries, such as India, the US, Brazil, Indonesia, China and Mexico. UNESCO experts believe Russia’s methods should be used as a basis for people-oriented language policies in the modern world.

The thesis was recommended for publication. It will be available on the website of the university library. The Russian Center will be glad to host similar events in the future.