Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education
Education Sector Analytical and Capacity Development Partnership (ACDP) | January 2015
Abstract
The paper outlines the rationale for introducing mother tongue based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) in multilingual societies. It also highlights some of the common obstacles to MTB-MLE implementation, and how they can be overcome.
The paper cites the situation in Papua and outlines steps for fostering greater use of mother tongues as the language of instruction in schools.
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Education Sector Analytical and Capacity Development Partnership (ACDP). 2015. Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education. © Education Sector Analytical and Capacity Development Partnership (ACDP). http://hdl.handle.net/11540/4393. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citable URI
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