Linguistic Diversity and Multilingualism

Many ways humans speak and communicate, like different languages.

Languages are crucial for preserving culture, traditions, and knowledge, making them vital for understanding human heritage.

The ability to speak more than one language.

Language transmits information and knowledge based on social contexts.

Each language holds rich history, values, skills, literature, and knowledge.

Limiting or restricting someone from using their language is unethical.

Using a person's language can help them learn things faster.

Using a person's language preserves a person's culture and traditions.

Languages hold valuable traditional knowledge and cultural expressions. Losing a language means losing a part of this shared cultural heritage.

Schools play a vital role in spreading linguistic diversity by educating the public about it and incorporating the use of multiple languages where appropriate.

Multilingualism, defined as the ability to use multiple languages, is a key concept in education for promoting diversity and inclusivity.

Employing teachers from diverse backgrounds and linguistic backgrounds will foster a wider understanding of language and culture.

Employing various teaching strategies that cater to diverse languages and learning styles can enhance learning outcomes.

Creating a classroom space that values and fosters respect for diverse languages helps create a positive learning environment.

Educating the public about the value of language diversity can build support and awareness for the preservation of languages.

Loss of a language means losing associated knowledge, culture, and traditions.

The traditions, beliefs, and values of a society, often passed down through generations, and preserved through language.

How multilingualism affects society positively.

Languages that are no longer used.

Advantages of knowing more than one language, like improved brain health and job prospects.

Using students' home language in teaching to support cultural backgrounds and improve language learning.

A student's background knowledge and cultural experiences in their home language.

Classrooms where students from different language backgrounds are learning.

Home language is a crucial part of a student's learning process.

The language used for teaching in school, often different from home language.

Students learning English as a second or additional language.

The risk of losing cultural knowledge when languages are not promoted.

Using home language to support and involve students from diverse backgrounds.

An approach where students' home languages are valued and used to support learning in the target language.

A teaching strategy where students use multiple languages in a purposeful way to access and communicate information.

A part of translanguaging where students move fluidly between languages during conversation or tasks.

Activities that involve using different languages to learn, such as reading in one language and presenting in another.

The development of language skills in both the home and the target languages.

Lessons that celebrate and incorporate different cultures and perspectives, fostering appreciation and understanding.

The collective language knowledge and skills that students have in all their languages.

Lessons that are designed to meet the needs of all students, regardless of their language background.