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Title: Il-Malti is our identity, not English
Authors: Å»²¹³¾³¾¾±³Ù,&#³æ20;´³²¹³¦±ç³Ü±ð±ô¾±²Ô±ð
Keywords: Maltese language -- Study and teaching -- Malta
Maltese language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
Second language acquisition
Language and culture -- Study and teaching -- Malta
Issue Date: 2025-09-13
Publisher: Allied Newspapers Ltd.
Citation: Å»²¹³¾³¾¾±³Ù,&#³æ20;´³.&#³æ20;(2025,&#³æ20;³§±ð±è³Ù±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù&#³æ20;13).&#³æ20;±õ±ô-²Ñ²¹±ô³Ù¾±&#³æ20;¾±²õ&#³æ20;´Ç³Ü°ù&#³æ20;¾±»å±ð²Ô³Ù¾±³Ù²â,&#³æ20;²Ô´Ç³Ù&#³æ20;·¡²Ô²µ±ô¾±²õ³ó.&#³æ20;°Õ¾±³¾±ð²õ&#³æ20;´Ç´Ú&#³æ20;²Ñ²¹±ô³Ù²¹,&#³æ20;±è±è.&#³æ20;24.
Abstract: As Malta celebrates Independence Day, il-Malti battles for survival in some homes, schools and hearts. How free are we if, when schools reopen, many, though not all, Maltese children prefer English over il-Malti, even when speaking to their Maltese peers? For some, TikTok, Fortnite, YouTube and Netflix have made English cooler and more familiar. Il-Malti, by contrast, is too often tied to grandparents, festas and Sunday mass. A language treated as outdated is already half lost.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/139032
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