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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Languages in Education</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>UNESCO promotes mother tongue-based bilingual or multilingual approaches in education - an important factor for inclusion and qualilty in education. Research shows this has a positive impact on learning and learning outcomes.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The Organization provides normative frameworks for language policy and education and shares good practices in bilingual and multilingual education and mother tongue instruction.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Read more:</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/languages-in-education/</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>