Tongue-Based Multilingual Education in Nepal: Prospects and Challenges

Speaking Paucity Among Learners of English in Sierra Leone

The study examined sociocultural and linguistic strategies for cultivating English as a second language (ESL) oral proficiency among learners of English in Sierra Leone. It aimed to determine the relationship between learners’ bi/multilingual backgrounds and their English adeptness. It also examines the influence of so...

Mother tongue education in Nepal: a scoping review of research, policy, and budget priorities

Nepal's language policy has evolved from a historically exclusionary “one nation, one language” philosophy to a constitutionally enshrined commitment to multilingualism. This scoping review traces how mother tongue (MT) education is positioned alongside the growing influence of English-medium instruction. Drawing on 11...

Language policies and practices across border: perspectives on mother tongue-based education for Kurukh-speaking children of Bengal

THE ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE PRESERVATION OF THE NYANKPA LANGUAGE IN CENTRAL NIGERIA, 1996-2020

The quick decline of indigenous languages in Africa raises serious concerns about the survival of minority language communities and their cultural identities. In central Nigeria, the Nyankpa language is threatened by globalization, dominant national languages, and current education policies. This study looks at howeduc...

TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON CHALLENGES IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS IN URBAN AND SEMI-URBAN MAHARASHTRA

This study examines the challenges experienced by teachers while teaching English to young learners in a non-native English-speaking context, with particular reference to Thane, Mumbai, and the neighbouring sub-cities of Kalyan, Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi, Badlapur, and Kasara. The study is situated within the broader contex...

Developing multilingual literacy for Mozambican immigrant learners in Nsanje, Malawi: A braided river in the borderland multilingualism framework

Background: Border districts in southern Malawi experience recurrent cross-border displacement from Mozambique because of floods, cyclones and political instability. In Nsanje district, Mozambican immigrant learners enter schools with multilingual repertoires shaped by Sena and Portuguese, while Malawi’s 2014 language-...