[lg policy] Stark lesson in mother tongues

[Harold Schiffman]

 Forwarded From:  edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


The Guardian Weekly



Stark lesson in mother tongues



Developing countries are unlikely to meet UN targets for improving
education because of the widespread marginalisation of students' first
languages, which results in teaching ­being delivered in languages
that children struggle to understand or to use ­effectively.



This is the stark warning issued by the UK charity Save the Children
and the Centre for British Teachers (CfBT), the international
not-for-profit education consultancy, in a joint report published last
month.



Full story:

http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=1378&catID=18






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