[Edling] Linguistic diversity should not be a cause for exclusion

[Francis Hult]

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning


Linguistic diversity should not be a cause for exclusion


It is sobering to reflect that some 40 per cent of the global population do not have access to education in a language they can speak or understand. Many millions of children are taught in a language they do not speak at home, while, for equally huge numbers of adults, the unavailability of learning programmes in their mother tongue remains an insurmountable barrier to furthering their education.


This is why International Mother Language Day, observed worldwide each year on 21 February, is so important. Everyone has a right to speak and learn in their mother language and that right should be reflected in national education systems around the world.


Full text:
http://uil.unesco.org/document/uil-blog

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