Content and Pedagogy, Lecture notes of English Language

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Gina M. Alvarado, PhD

IN#THE#

MOTHER#TONGUE# CONTENT and PEDAGOGY

the$first$language that$

one$learns$from$birth,$

rather$than$a$language$

learned$at$school$or$as$

an$adult.

Source:(https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mother 8 tongue MOTHER'TONGUE

What%is%Mother%Tongue%Education? Mother'Tongue'Education'

refers%to%any%form%of%schooling%that%makes%use%of%the%

language%or%languages%that%children%are%most%familiar%with.%

This%is%usually%the%language%that%children%speak%at%home%

with%their%family.

Although(there(is(overwhelming(evidence(that(children(learn(best(in(and(through( their(mother(tongues,(millions(of(children(around(the(world(receive(education(in(a( different(language.(This(is(usually(the(dominant(language(of(the(country(they(live(in. Source:(https://www.rutufoundation.org/what>is>mother>tongue>education/#:

Benefits of) Mother)Tongue)Education ! There%are%many%benefits%associated%with%an%education%that% takes%into%account%children’s%mother%tongues: ! Children%learn%better%and%faster%in%a%language%they%can% understand%(preventing%delays%in%learning) ! They%enjoy%school%more,%they%feel%more%at%home ! Pupils%tend%to%show%increased%selfAesteem Source:(https://www.rutufoundation.org/what 6 is 6 mother 6 tongue 6 education/#:

Is#there#a#PERFECT model? There%is%no%one%model%that%fits%all%contexts%in%which%multilingual%children%are%learning% and%which%meets%all%of%their%learning%needs.%Mother%tongue 7 based%multilingual% education%takes%many%forms%and%each%school%and%community%should%determine% what%works%best%for%them.% In%general,%however,%the%longer%a%child%is%able%to%learn%in%and%through%his%or%her% mother%tongue(s)%the%greater%the%educational%benefits%that%can%be%expected% (Rutu Foundation,%2020).

Literature(in(the( Mother(Tongue

• Linguists(have(observed(that(since( languages(are(constantly(subjected(to( change(due(to(its(flaccid(state,(one( cannot(exclusively(claim(that(they(speak( perfect(English(or(any(other(language(as( of(that((Choroleeva K,(2012).(
• Even(a(native(speaker(cannot(be( considered(to(perfectly(know(his/her( mother(tongue.(((( (^) Climate(Change,(Mother(Tongue(and(Literature

Mother'Tongue–Based' Multilingual'Education Multilingual)Education)(MLE))typically) refers)to)“first 8 language 8 first”)education,) that)is)schooling)which)begins)in)the)mother)tongue)and)transition)to) additional)languages.) MLE)is)the)use)of)more)than)two)languages)for)literacy)and)instruction.) It)starts)where)the)learners)are,)from)what)they)already)know. Source:(https://www.slideshare.net/beedivb/mother 8 tongue 8 based 8 multilingual 8 education

• Principle)1:) UNESCO'supports'mother'tongue' instruction'as'a'means'of'improving'educational' quality'by'building'upon'the'knowledge'and' experience'of'the'learners'and'teachers.'
• Principle)2:) Supports'bilingual'and/or'multi' lingual'education'at'all'level'of'education'as' means'of'promoting'both'social'and'gender' equality'and'as'a'key'element'of'linguistically' diverse'societies.
• Principle)3:) UNESCO'supports'language'as'an' essential'component'of'inter'cultural'education' in'order'to'encourage'understanding'between' different'population'groups'and'ensure'respect' for'fundamental'rights.' Source:(https://www.slideshare.net/beedivb/mother 8 tongue 8 based 8 multilingual 8 education UNESCO PRINCIPLES+OF+ LANGUAGE+AND+ EDUCATION+

Language'Ideology:' Critical vs.' Neutral Approach

The$basic$division$in$studies$

of$language$ideology$is$

between$ neutral and$ critical*

approaches* to ideology.

Source:$https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Language_ideology

Neutral(approaches( to(language(ideology Source:(https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Language_ideology speakers’(beliefs(or(ideas(about(language(are(understood(as(being(shaped(by(the(cultural( systems(in(which(they(are(embedded,(but(no(attempt(to(identify(variation(within(or(across( these(systems(is(made.(Characterizations(of(language(ideology(as(representative(of(an( entire(community(or culture,(such(as(those(routinely(documented(in ethnographic( research,(are(common(examples(of(neutral(approaches(to(language(ideology.

• Language'management'is'a'discipline' that'consists'of'satisfying'the'needs'of' people'who'speak'multiple'different' languages.
• The'language'of'home'(mother'tongue)' is'keeping'a'definite'importance'in'the' direction'of'this'lingua'franca. Language' Management

As#originally#conceived#by#Björn#H.#Jernudd and#Jiří V.#Neustupný,# the#term#is#based#on#the#discrimination#between#two#processes# which#characterize#language#use:#

1)##the production#and#reception#of#discourse,#that#is,##

speaking,#writing,#listening#and#reading;#and#

2)##the#human#activities#aimed#at#discourse#production#

and#reception.

Language'Management

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