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IELTS Essay: Some feel governments should invest in preserving minority languages, while o...

Prompt

Some feel governments should invest in preserving minority languages, while others feel this is not a good use of resources. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

#minority_languages#linguistic_diversity#government_investment#cultural_preservation#resource_allocation

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 acknowledges both cultural and practical arguments; Band 9 examines how language politics reflect and reinforce power hierarchies, and questions whose definition of 'resources' determines what counts as good investment.

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Key concepts in this essay

Cultural identity and linguistic diversity value
Economic costs and practical feasibility
Language endangerment and irreversibility
Power dynamics in language politics

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Treating language preservation as purely cultural without examining economic and practical arguments for/against
Ignoring that 'minority language' communities often have limited political power to secure resources
Oversimplifying as if governments have unlimited resources rather than requiring prioritization

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