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Multilingual education: Why is it important? How to implement it?
Place of publication | Year of publication | Collation: 
| 2014 | 6p
Corporate author: 
UNESCO
Region: 
Global

Mother tongue instruction is in the context of bilingual education / multilingual education (MLE) because it lays a solid foundation for learning, improves access to education (especially for girls), improves learning outcomes, raises the quality of education by emphasizing understanding and creativity rather than repetitive memorization. Furthermore, learners who are excluded from the education system are those who mosk likely benefit from multilingual education. There are several ways to implement MLE, such as by creating a favourable environment, using appropriate materials, training teachers and educators, and taking into account the learners' knowledge.  

Resource Type: 
Curriculum, teaching-learning materials and guides
Theme: 
Diversity / cultural literacy / inclusive
Transformative initiatives / Transformative pedagogies
Level of education: 
Primary education
Secondary education
Higher education
Keywords: 
multilingualism
mother tongue