Mother Tongue Education as a Medium of Instruction - A Literature Review

FARAH DIBA; ANITA PRIYADARSHINI

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.9679

Mother Tongue Education as a Medium of Instruction - A Literature Review

Author(s)	FARAH DIBA, ANITA PRIYADARSHINI
Country	India
Abstract	This article presents a review of literature of various studies on mother tongue education (MTE) as a medium of instruction. The first objective of this review was to examine the role of mother tongue as first language (L1) as a medium of instruction for effective learning. The second objective was to study the challenges faced by native language learners studying through second language (L2) English. The third objective was to summarise the problems and challenges in implementation of mother tongue-based multi-lingual education (MTB-ML). The review was conducted through a literature search in various databases. The review of literature showed that the mother tongue-based education gives better understanding of the concepts and clear interpretation of the thoughts and gives emotional strength. Mother tongue learning was seen to act as a medium for the interaction within a community. However, the challenge of implementing mother tongue-based multilingual education in countries having multiple mother tongues was a reality. It was seen that learning through English (second language) was useful to learn for all the students in the context of globalization. However, the major challenge was of low levels of English proficiency amongst teachers and students, lack of resources, and limitations of a well defined pedagogical plan. The studies suggested that up to primary classes, the medium of instruction should be mother tongue/regional language. Students should however be given an opportunity to learn through English/second language so that they would be able to act as global citizens in future.
Keywords	First language(L1), mother tongue education (MTE), mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB-ME), second language (L2), NEP 2020
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023
Published On	2023-11-29
Cite This	Mother Tongue Education as a Medium of Instruction - A Literature Review - FARAH DIBA, ANITA PRIYADARSHINI - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.9679
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.9679
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gs7v3r

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