Below are some possible starting points for developing your understanding of questions and issues to do with Minority Languages. They include both videos and texts.
(1) As a first step, you could start by watching one or two of the videos below, and making some key points, and reading one or moreof the texts on this page, and making notes.
(2) Then, after explaining and discussing your notes in class, you could decide what you want to understand more deeply about minority languages.
(3) Your next step could then be to start doing your own searches for information and sources (text, video, muti-media, and so on).
** Please feel free to email me if you need any help or advice about searching for information. **
Videos
Indigenous languages in Mexico
CGTN America (16 November 2020). Mexico's Native Tongues Struggle to Stay Alive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q87o4dJ2fic
Regional languages in France
France 24 (3 June 2021). Linguistic treasures: Exploring France's regional languages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq7QsB_v8dc
Sami language in Norway
Nordicsinfo (19 December 2019). Interview: "we won't be silenced" - Sámi language and literature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X62G3oPA7Dc&t=74s
Texts
Africa
Vicki Barnett (23 May 2014). Colonial influence lingers in West Africa's official languages. University of Calgary. https://ucalgary.ca/news/colonial-influence-lingers-west-africas-official-languages
Asia
Christopher Finnigan (21 February, 2019). Linguistic minorities in India: Entrenched legal and educational obstacles to equality. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2019/02/21/linguistic-minorities-in-india-the-entrenched-legal-and-educational-obstacles-they-face/
Australia
C. Benedict & S. Kesteven (21 January 2022). Indigenous languages are disappearing. These linguists are trying to stop that. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/the-australian-linguists-working-to-renew-indigenous-language/100749336
Europe
Nation Cymru (9 April 2021) Breton campaigners celebrate ‘historic breakthrough’ after French assembly passes language. law https://nation.cymru/news/breton-campaigners-celebrate-historic-breakthrough-after-french-assembly-passes-language-law/
Latin America
Diego Oré & Lizbeth Diaz (28 July 2019). In 21st century, threats 'from all sides' for Latin America's original languages. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-latam-indigenous-language-idUSKCN1UN04W
United Nations perspectives about minority languages
United Nations News (12 March 2013). Protection of minority languages is a human rights obligation, UN expert says. https://news.un.org/en/story/2013/03/434112-protection-minority-languages-human-rights-obligation-un-expert-