On any practical accounting, you did not need Malayalam. This class takes that objection seriously. Class three hundred and fifty puts the honest case against first: around thirty-five million speakers, a very high proportion of whom speak English, and no career, examination or visa that requires it of an outsider. Then it makes the case for, in four parts: access, perspective, a fairer exchange, and the person you are learning it for. Key Malayalam words for this topic: ഭാഷ (bhaasha) – language മാതൃഭാഷ (maathrubhaasha) – mother tongue ബന്ധം (bandham) – connection, relationship വീട് (veedu) – home, house അമ്മൂമ്മ (ammoomma) – grandmother സംസാരം (samsaaram) – talk, conversation നന്ദി (nandi) – thank you സന്തോഷം (santhosham) – happiness യാത്ര (yaathra) – journey തുടരുക (thudaruka) – to continue In this class: • The case against, stated fairly: reach per hour invested • Access: the other room that English cannot get you into • Perspective: beliefs about language that were English habits all along • The fairer exchange, and the personal reason that outlasts the fourteenth month Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.