Considering the number of immigrants living in this country, the project costs the Swedish government a significant amount of money but it is viewed as an investment in future citizenship. Studies show that children who are proficient in their native languages grow up to be more successful in everyday life. Clearly, being proficient in one's mother tongue provides stability and a sense of belonging. Contrary to what many people think, we immigrants bestow a great gift upon our children when we promote our own mother tongue. We shouldn't neglect it.
All language studies point to the importance of the mother tongue.
Bilingualism and tri-lingualism should be viewed as intellectual assets which do not interfere with mental and psychological development, but conversely, enhance identity and personality. I hope that in the future there will be a movement among Azerbaijani immigrants to strengthen the use of our mother tongue among our children. If the governments where we live don't pay for language instruction, then we as parents, families and cultural societies should become actively involved in promoting the Azerbaijani language as something very normal, healthy and invigorating. So Far Away I'm an exchange student from Azerbaijan studying here in Wasilla, Alaska. As you know, Alaska is kind of isolated from the rest of the US and here there's no chance to know what's going on in Azerbaijan even from the local papers.