UCT scholars have joined forces with their colleagues from UWC and the government to empower teachers for the implementation of mother tongue-based bilingual education at schools.

When many traditional cultural values face the risk of fading away, the persistent teaching of the E De language in schools contributes significantly to the preservation of ethnic language and culture ...

Teaching children modern languages at primary school has "all but collapsed" due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Northern Ireland pupils also study languages on a compulsory basis for less time than any ...

Sir: I have witnessed the powerful role language plays in shaping a child’s learning journey. Using indigenous languages in primary schools presents both powerful opportunity and complex challenges.

Plans to introduce modern foreign languages in a new curriculum for all primary schools could “dilute the status of Irish”, according to some educators. The concerns are outlined in a consultation ...