study questions for Guatemala, Belize, and Taiwan

 

Mesoamerican language awareness

What language family best represents the autochthonouslanguages of Guatemala and Belize?

Which "indigenous" language of eastern Guatemala and southernBelize was "born" in the western Caribbean area as a creole mixture ofAfrican and American languages?

Name one of the three Mayan languages most spoken in Belize.

Name one of the four Mayan languages most spoken in Guatemala.

What was the European colonial language of Guatemala andBelize in the 16th Century?

What is the national language of Belize today?

What is the constitutional official national languageof Guatemala today?  What other languages have special statutory statusin Guatemala?

In which country are rural people more literate: Guatemalaor Belize?

What kinds of people use(d) German in Guatemala? in Belize?

Which Asian language (family) has become increasinglysignificant in Belize? Why?
 

Taiwan language awareness

Describe some ways in which the meanings of the Englishnames "Formosa", "Taiwan", and "the Republic of China" differ.

What languages commonly spoken in Taiwan are Sinitic languages?

Which Formosan (Austronesian) languages are still spokenin Taiwan?

What language is currently the primary medium of instructionin Taiwan schools?

What was the official language of Taiwan's governmentbefore 1945?