Glossary of Terms
Bilingual The ability to understand and speak two languages . Biliteracy The ability to read and write two languages . Bilingual education
Dominant language and culture
Early-Exit MLE programmes
Education for All ( EFA )
An education programme in which two languages are taught as subjects and used as languages of instruction . This differs from monolingual education programmes that use one language for instruction and may teach one or more additional languages as subjects but do not use them for instruction .
A language spoken by the dominant social group , or language that is seen as the main language of a country . In some cases , a language may have official or national status even though it is not used by a majority of the country ’ s population .
These are educational programmes that use the learners ’ mother tongue for teaching only in pre-primary or early primary grades but then move students into the official school language and out of their MT by mid-primary . Also known as “ subtractive bilingual education ” ( subtracting the MT ) as opposed to “ additive bilingual education ” ( adding the official language while continuing to support the MT , at least to the end of primary school ).
The name given to a 1990 UNESCO-sponsored effort among UN member states to provide access to education for all children by 2015 . Although the member states made a largely successful increase in access to classrooms , much of that increase did not result in acceptable school achievement . As a result , in 2000 at a UNESCOsponsored World Education Forum in Dakar ( Senegal ), educators identified “ quality and inclusive education ” as the primary goal .
Ethnic minority
Globalization
A term applied to language and cultural groups that live in a multicultural context among groups that speak larger and more dominant languages .
Refers to economic , cultural , and political relations among nations that have become more common as a result of increasing access to travel and communication .
Overview of this MTB MLE Resource Kit
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