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Speaking up for the mother tongue (The Guardian)

Denying children education in their first language is holding back communities and development goals

Susy Ndaruhutse

Guardian Weekly,

This month the world celebrates International Mother Tongue Language Day – not just a fond commemoration of culture and custom, but a reminder of very current tensions over language and education in developing countries. And the prominence of English as a lingua franca is at the heart of the problem. Read more...