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Multilingualism

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Mother Tongue, Please!, Anannya Chakraborty Apr 2020

Mother Tongue, Please!, Anannya Chakraborty

Teacher India

There is sufficient research to show that mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) can help improve learning levels of students. Anannya Chakraborty discusses the key role of teachers in driving MTB-MLE and the systemic challenges of successfully engaging teachers in such programmes.


Celebrating Linguistic Diversity: Learner Languages As A Resource For Growth, Amy Lightfoot Jul 2019

Celebrating Linguistic Diversity: Learner Languages As A Resource For Growth, Amy Lightfoot

Teacher India

Many classrooms across the globe have learners coming from different language backgrounds. This article discusses multilingual approaches that teachers can use within the classroom.