He opined the two-language policy enables Singaporeans to have a good command of English, and at the same time they are able to use their
native languages to communicate with other groups in Asia.
Does this mean that it fully recognizes the importance and paramountcy of
native languages in the endangerment of national oneness but is only sceptical as regards the worthwhileness of their development and funding or that they nurture doubts as regards the practicability of same?
But a drawback of not teaching the children in
native language is that the illiterate parents are automatically excluded from the process of educating a child.
There has been an increase in Estonian residents who have an average or higher national identity there has been an improvement in the Estonian language proficiency of residents of other ethnicities and there is increased support of the joint education of children with different
native languages. At the same time labor market indicators continue to be a concern.
"You do have to chime in with that
native language for clarification when you're discussing world history or U.S.
75% of survey respondents in the UAE indicated their preference for mobile video apps to enable better video discovery through navigation in
native languages.
These grants focus on preserving and enhancing
Native language and culture.
Part of that shift is taking place on the playground: Children whose families have moved from a different region or country probably won't know the
native language in their new town.
Targeting instruction at the
native language level should create links usable at the later second language level (Littlewood, 1981).
He challenged readers of an Education Week blog to consider if it is ''fair to separate our student populations based on their
native language.''