Korea should not have more than one official language.

 

  Canada, Swiss, and India have various languages for their official language. However, Korea have only one official language 'Hangul'. It is very beautiful and scientific language and Korean’s proud alphabet. Korea should not have more than one official language because it have degraded Korean identity, it is very confusing to people and also can't develop the national economy.

  Having more than one official language degrades our own identity. While some people may think that multilingual nation can get various culture and cultural identity, the fact is that people who lose their language lose their identity. For example, according to Kim Sook Hee who is directed Cheong-ju public library “Language is not only means of communication but also national history and spirit.” In fact, we came very close to lose our language Hangul when the Japanese Empire. However, ancestors protected Hangul from Japan and handed down Hangul with national identity to posterity. Language should be an essential component of national identity.

  Another reason why Korea should not have more than one official language is that it is confusing to people. The young people have a grater capacity for language acquisition than the old people. If another language is decided the official language in Korea, the gap between the younger generation and the older generation is getting bigger. Although they live in the same country, they can not communicate with each other. According to the National Statistical Office, research shows that most of South Korean were confused about official English policy.

  Finally, the reason why Korea should not have several official languages is that it doesn't develop the national economy. While people who agree with having several official languages say that having several official languages is one of the ways to be advanced country, it is not true when we see the country where has several official languages. For example, India and Pakistan took the English which is the most influential language as an another official language but it had no effect on developing the national economy. On the other hand, the advanced countries such as France, Italy, Japan and Germany develop the national economy although they highly regard their own language. From the examples above taking several official languages has no effect on developing the national economy.

  In the global age, it is true that learning foreign language is useful. But, taking foreign language as an another official language has many problems like degrading national identity or causing confusion. Even insistence of people who advocate having several official language doesn't make sense. How about learn foreign language after master own language?