Recently,sixuniversitiesinShanghaimadeEnglishlanguagecompulsoryintheirjointexams,andleftoutChinese.ThereisnodoubtthattheEnglishlanguageisaveryimportantmediumofeducation.Butthatisnoreasonwhyweshouldforgettheimportanceofourmothertongueandtraditionsandculture.ItistheChineselanguagethatmakesChinaanation.Oncewehaveathoughtthatourmothertongueisnotimportant,ournationwillbeindanger.WiththedevelopmentofChina,Chinesehasbecomeaworldwidelanguage.ManypeopleintheworldstarttolearnChinese.BeingtheChinese,weshouldfeelproudofourmothertongue.Chineseisoneoftheoldestlanguagesintheworld.Youshouldloveyourmotherlanguageifyouwanttoloveyournation.Therefore,weshouldn’tviewourmothertongueasanunnecessity.Onlythroughourownlanguagecanourculturefindgloryittrulydeserves.
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