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Ensuring Access to Pangasinan Language Today and Tomorrow: A Librarian's Role |
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| Title | Ensuring Access to Pangasinan Language Today and Tomorrow: A Librarian's Role |
| Creator | Louise Ian de los Reyes Aquino |
| Contributor | Marilou Lopez Pasion |
| Publisher | British Council |
| Publication Year | 2563 |
| Keyword | Language preservation, Oral traditions and expressions, Intangible cultural heritage, Pangasinan language, Language documentation |
| Abstract | Language, a medium in transmitting cultural heritage, has been identified as endangered or even dying by advocates in the Province of Pangasinan, the Philippines. Libraries are more focused on making themselves fit for 21st-century learners. This, however, is at the cost of traditional ways, folklore, and the community's cultural heritage as a whole. While several librarians have set up a local history collection in their libraries, many of their resources are in print rather than oral form. How then can the future generation know how to speak the local language? This article presents a study on the role of libraries in language conservation and preservation. The study surveyed nineteen librarians and analyzed the oral tradition and expression collections of nine selected public libraries in the Province of Pangasinan, as well as their safeguarding practices in the areas of conservation and preservation. The data collected showed that Pangasinan public librarians do not practice safeguarding measures for the conservation and preservation of oral traditions and expressions. Thus, the article proposes the Pangasiniana Archive and Online Index to its Literature (PAOIL) to contribute towards ensuring access to the language for generations to come. |
| Language | English |
| URL Website | https://www.asiapacificmle.net/conference/2019 |
| Website title | The Inclusion, Mobility and Multilingual Education Conference |
