Script
Second language ( L2 )
Supervisors
Transfer
Transition
Writing system
The type of symbols that represent a particular language . Examples of scripts used in Asia are Thai , Devanagari , Arabic and Roman .
Language that is not a person ’ s mother tongue but one they learned after their first language . A person can learn a second language at home , in the community , in school , at work or in places where they need to interact with people outside their own linguistic group .
Educational officials responsible for visiting , evaluating and supporting teachers in the classroom .
The process of using the knowledge and skills students have learned in one language to achieve the same knowledge and skills in another language .
In education , shifting the language used for instruction in school . In weak MTB MLE programs , “ transition ” means moving students out of their MT and into the official school language .
The system used to visually represent a spoken language ; includes the choice of script , choice of letters and symbols to represent the sounds or meanings of the language , and the choice of punctuation .
MTB MLE RESOURCE KIT Including the Excluded : Promoting Multilingual Education
12