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Mr. Chairperson, using the same language would certainly aid understanding
and global fraternity. People can communicate with one another without any
problems. It unites all the people as global citizens. If everyone speaks the same
language, there will be a clear understanding between not only countries but
also people throughout the world. It would promote learning, the À ow of
information and ideas. For example, students don’t have to translate the text
into their mother tongue to understand.
Curriculum Development Centre
Ladies and gentlemen, economic growth is also possible by using single
language as it can minimise various costs such as the cost of communication,
translation, interpretation, etc. We won’t need interpreters in international
conferences, seminars and workshops. Participants can easily express whatever
they like in the language of common understanding. Thus, it can minimise the
communication barriers and help international business, resulting in a healthier
world economy.
Not only this, if a language is intelligible for all, members of security forces can
easily investigate and understand national and international criminal plans. It
may help in solving international and intercultural security problems too.

To conclude, I strongly claim that using a single language as a lingua franca
strengthens our fraternity, integrity, security and global understanding, in
addition to helping international business and economy.
Thank you. CDC

Against the motion: Using multiple languages is better than a single language
Mr. Chairperson, respected teachers, and friends!

Thank you, Mr. Timilsina for giving me this platform to present my view on the
issue. As we know every year several languages die out. With their death, the
knowledge inherent there dies too. Though the previous speaker argued that the
fewer the languages are, the easier the life will be, I strongly disagree with his
arguments.

Mr. Chairperson, language inÀuences our thought and our thought inÀ uences
reality of the world around us. It means we perceive the world as per
our linguistic background. Language also carries culture. Cultural and
linguistic diversity have a reciprocal relationship. Therefore, there are
obvious disadvantages of having only one global language. Firstly, it would
mean that all other languages would eventually disappear and, along with them,
their cultures too. Each culture is unique with its own way of life and own
perspective of the world. Cultural diversity boosts tourism because it attracts
tourists from different parts of the world. The loss of languages results in the
loss of cultures and the loss of cultures leads to the collapse of the tourism
industry because there would be no reason to travel for pleasure and interest if,
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