Language of Wider Communication ( LWC )
A language that speakers of different mother tongues use to communicate with each other . Also called a lingua franca or trade language . At the national level , LWC is usually the national or official language . In multilingual situations of South-East Asia , LWCs are usually major regional languages that smaller ethnolinguistic groups use in communication with each other .
Language planning The process of planning for the development and use of a language . Language planning can be divided into three parts : Status planning refers to decisions about which languages are recognized and used for official and educational purposes . Corpus planning refers to the development of writing systems , the standardisation of language use and the production of materials in that language . Acquisition planning refers to efforts to increase usage of a language within a given population .
Language policy
Language proficiency
Late-exit MLE programmes
Literacy
An official government statement that acknowledges one or more languages in the nation and mandates that they are to be used for specific purposes such as for government business , national education , and mass media . A specific language policy may give status and rights to certain or to all languages spoken within the borders of that nation .
The ability to speak and use a language correctly and fluently for communication and learning .
Educational programmes that use two or more languages for instruction over the full course of primary education ( grades 1-5 , 1-6 or 1-8 ).
The ability to use reading and writing for communication and learning . Usually refers to the use of written materials but can also refer to other forms of communication ( Examples : computer literacy , cultural literacy , visual literacy ).
Local language
Mainstream schools
Language spoken by people ( usually their mother tongue ) in a limited area and that may not be used or understood by people outside that group . Not usually used in reference to the dominant language . ( Also see “ Heritage language ”.)
Schools in which the curriculum is designed primarily to meet the learning needs of students who are fluent in the official school language when they begin formal education .
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