Languages that are almost extinct

I am still deciding of what exactly my topic is, but I have been looking into languages that are almost extinct. There are many factors in which a language can become extinct and civilization plays a vital role in this effect.
Wilford, John. “Worlds Languages dying off rapidly.” The New York Times. Web. 18 Sept 2007.
This article looks into how many languages have been dying off rapidly because of relocation of many people. It also notes that most countries aren’t incorporating their native language in the school systems.
McWorther, John. “ Dying Languages.” The New York Sun Times. Web. 28 Dec 2006
This article looks more into how our nations are starting to recognize that languages are dying, and McWorther informs us how a language that has been dying is sometimes not even literature anymore.
“Saving dying languages in ‘the linguist’.” NPR. Web. 21 Feb 2009
This article goes notes how when the last keepers of a language die off, so does the fluent understanding of that particular environment.