Introduction
Mother tongue-based multilingual education( MTB MLE) programmes provide students from minority language communities with a strong foundation for learning in their mother tongue( MT) and then a good“ bridge” to learning in one or more official school languages. In strong and well-planned MTB MLE programmes, students achieve success because they continually use what they already know to help them learn new concepts and new skills.
The case studies that follow describe MTB MLE programmes for pre-primary and primary schoolage children in five Asian countries: Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Viet Nam. Three of the programmes— in Afghanistan, Nepal and Pakistan— were implemented outside the formal education system and prepare students to enter and then progress through primary grades. The other two programmes— the Philippines and Viet Nam— have been implemented within the formal system with support from policy makers and national education departments.
The same general questions are used for all the case studies so that you can compare and contrast strategies and identify those that seem most realistic in your own contexts.
Booklet for Case Studies
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