There is a general assumption among parents that if their children are taught English at home, they will do better in school, but the head of the Chamorro-Carolinian Language Policy Commission says this is wrong.<\/p>\n
Dave Omar said this misguided notion is the main cause of the massive decline in the number of children speaking the local dialects.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe that parents should make the right adjustment,\u201d Omar said.<\/p>\n
He said there is still hope for local dialects\u2014Chamorro and Carolinian\u2014to flourish just like in the old days.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are still some parents who maintain that they will teach their children the local language at home then let them learn English in school,\u201d said Omar.<\/p>\n
As pat of efforts to reverse this declining trend, the CCLP will be holding a five-day seminar\/workshop to review the rules of the Chammorro Orthography or the writing system of the local language.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is to see whether it is still applicable or it needs to be changed,\u201d said Omar.<\/p>\n
The workshop has been set for July 7-11 but CCLPC is still making arrangements with some hotels for the venue.<\/p>\n
CCLPC is currently preparing a grant assistance proposal from the Humanities Council for this project.<\/p>\n
The project is in collaboration with Dr. Rita Inos, Dr. Liz Rechebei and Dr. Sandra Chang.<\/p>\n
Invited participants will be the staff of CCLPC and members of the committee that is currently reviewing the Chamorro Dictionary.<\/p>\n
Inos, Rechebei and Chang are coordinating that dictionary review committee.<\/p>\n
It would be the first time that a review of the rules is made.<\/p>\n
The Chammorro Orthography was established in 1973. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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