CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES
TO MINORITY LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE

The challenges faced by minority languages in the contemporary linguistic landscape have
been a relevant topic for several years. With global languages claiming an increasing share
of speakers, smaller, community-based languages have been neglected in favour of the lingua
franca. The paper aims to present several possible ways in which this linguistic exposure can
be transformed into a potential boon for language education and maintenance in smaller
languages, rather than being a hinderance. These new methods are based on using commonly
consumed media as a medium to achieve increased language usage and recognition.