‘mother tongue’

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics;      7 words ...‘mother tongue’ = native language .

ON THE NET -- Teaching Indigenous Languages: An Essential Reference.(Brief...

Language, Learning & Technology;  May 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......grew out of a series of symposia on indigenous languages that began in 1994. The goals of...effectively American Indian and other indigenous languages in and out of the classroom; * to...teaching American Indian and other indigenous languages; and * to disseminate through the...

Stabilizing Indigenous Languages

Bilingual Research Journal;  April 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Cantoni, G., (Ed). (1996). Stabilizing Indigenous Languages. Flagstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona...Littlebear in the preface to Stabilizing Indigenous Languages. He poetically writes about the...proved to be increasingly elusive as indigenous languages in the Americas and elsewhere ...

Only a handful of Indians have Arabic as mother tongue

The Hindustan Times;  April 19, 2008 ;     443 words ......of Kerala - would have it as their mother tongue, say academics, casting doubts on the...people in India have Arabic as their mother tongue - more than double the figure in the...000 people who have Arabic as their mother tongue, said the census report. However...

Mother Tongue Usage in Learning: An Examination of Language Preferences in...

The Journal of Pan African Studies (Online);  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......requires instruction to be conducted in the mother tongue in grades 1-3. This study is thus a survey in...stakeholders to appreciate the role played by the mother tongue in the early years of schooling. Introduction...language policy that did not officially recognize indigenous ...

WHAT'S MOTHER TONGUE?

The Hindustan Times;  April 1, 2006 ;     240 words ...Bangalore, Apr 01 -- What is mother tongue? The State government has failed to...through which it was declared that mother tongue or Kannada should be the medium of...are various interpretations about "mother tongue", said Senior Counsel U L Bhat appearing...

CULTURE-VENEZUELA: 31 INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES NOW OFFICIAL

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......signed this week, which make the indigenous languages and intercultural education official...that the decrees making Venezuela's indigenous languages official have set a standard for...the oral and written traditions of indigenous languages spoken in the country and their...

Nigerian gov't urged to revive indigenous languages

Xinhua News Agency;  August 4, 2006 ;     269 words ...Nigerian gov't urged to revive indigenous languages LAGOS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government on Thursday was urged to offer indigenous languages courses in university to revive the endangered...for compulsory teaching and learning of indigenous languages in universities. At the ...

mother tongue

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      29 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 mother tongue 1. one's native language 2. a language in its relation to another derived from it Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

INDIAN VALUES: Mother tongue or the other tongue?

India Abroad;  December 13, 2002 ;     484 words ......we ourselves are. English is not our mother tongue, not that of our teachers either. Even...bother to teach our children their mother tongue?" The answer is simple. Because it...dispute about the need to teach one's mother tongue. But how can one go about it? There...

JNANPITH WINNER HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF MOTHER TONGUE

The Hindustan Times;  September 19, 2006 ;     240 words ......Hindustan Times SHILLONG, Sept 19 -- "One's mother tongue is an inevitable part of one's life...revive and propagate the importance of mother tongue in the city. The mission, 'Matri Bhasa...emphasising the importance of knowing one's mother tongue observes: "teaching in both the ...

Zimbabweans urged to write in indigenous languages

Xinhua News Agency;  August 7, 2006 ;     157 words ...Zimbabweans urged to write in indigenous languages HARARE, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwe...called for promotion of writing in indigenous languages to improve the culture of reading...government should encourage writing in indigenous languages, because there was not enough literature...

Mozambique to introduce indigenous languages in schools

Xinhua News Agency;  March 10, 2006 ;     129 words ...Mozambique to introduce indigenous languages in schools LUANDA, March...has decided to introduce indigenous languages as a means of instruction...country's more than 16 indigenous languages. The current monopoly...

to Broadcast in Indigenous Languages

Xinhua News Agency;  July 31, 2000 ;     102 words ......television news bulletins in indigenous languages from October 1, the Namibian...10 p.m. news bulletins in indigenous languages had been scheduled for August...languages. Namibia has around 11 indigenous languages.

PERMANENT FORUM SPEAKERS SAY VIOLATION OF LANGUAGE RIGHTS 'CULTURAL...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ......during a half-day debate devoted to indigenous languages. Implementation of language rights...States were promoting the use of indigenous languages, but programmes were under-funded...drafting of a convention to protect indigenous languages, identities and cultural rights...