mother tongue instruction
First-language classroom learning
Mother tongue instruction is education delivered in a student's native language rather than a dominant or colonial language.
The approach is common in multilingual societies where children may speak one language at home but encounter another in school: Research supports mother tongue instruction in early grades before transitioning to the national language.
Advocates argue it improves comprehension and preserves linguistic heritage.
- native languageFirst-acquired mode of speech
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- classroomEducational instruction space
- classroom teachingEducation in school setting
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mother tongue instructiontotal immersion
Completely surrounded or engulfed
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